December 9, 2005, 8:06 am

Dear All,

Hope you are well.

I am pleased to report that the surgeon reappeared! Turns out that he is suffering from an old slipped disk, and the two hours of bending over Dee on the operating theatre didn't help.

Here's a quick update: The surgeon had to remove all the nodes that he could find because they were all clustered - not a good sign. Nevertheless, we are dealing with a miracle working God so let's not get discouraged. Her team is going to have to be very aggressive with the chemo and radio treatments from here on. The surgeon is also anxious to get the results of the tests on the biopsy. Please pray that no bumbling pathologists and lab technicians will handle these samples!

Otherwise, Dee is doing fine. Her left hand on the side where the nodes were removed only has limited sensation which she is finding rather frustrating but she was warned to expect this. It is not possible to tell how long this will last. Please pray that she will be able to leave hospital tomorrow. She's looking forward to that and is missing her boys.

Thanks for your prayer support and have a wonderful weekend.

God bless,
Jane