Off to Surgery...

Hi Friends,

Dad is in surgery right now as I type this. He was in such good spirits this morning. He said he slept so well and he seems so at peace with everything that has happened. He told Mom that he was okay with whatever the future held as well. How that I hope and pray that I will be just like him in the face of adversity. His faith really works for him.

He is going to have his right cartotid worked on today during surgery. Then, on Monday next week he'll have the left carotid done. The carotid arteries are the ones in your neck that supply your brain and his left one has some scar tissue from a previous surgery. That's what caused the stroke (which, by the way is resolving quite well). They are doing surgery on the right side first because it has some occlusion, too, and they want him to have a good artery before they work on the really bad one.

I'll give you another update when we get some news. His doctor was so encouraging and we are feeling very blessed that things have happened the way they have. His little stroke may have alerted us to a problem that could've been major in the future.

As usual, thanks for your prayers. We read the 121st Psalm before they took him away, which is a Chamberlin tradition. God is faithful and He's got our backs. Love to you all...

Audi