Sam's Surgery

This is Shannon posting for Teesa while they're out of town for Sam's surgery. I will post updates and pics as she sends them to me.

I talked to Teesa this afternoon, and was happy to hear a few bits of good news. First, Bill made it home in the wee morning hours today, after a delayed flight. You can imagine he is pretty exhausted.

Second, the Klears were able to secure a room at the Ronald McDonald House. Answered prayer! Teesa said it's very nice there, with a playroom, and free laundry facilities, and some meals provided throughout the week by Dominoes Pizza, and McDonald's, of course.

You probably remember the reason for Sam's surgery is to fix / replace a lead on the device attached to Sam's heart. When they checked the numbers on his device recently, it was a 4, which was up, but not high enough (needed to be above 5). With everyone entering cold and flu season in a few months, Sam's device needs to be reading properly in order to ensure that if he encounters a problem his device will pick it up and correct it.

His surgery is scheduled for 7:30 am tomorrow (August 18th). Please pray:

- for Sam to be brave and at peace

- for Bill and Teesa also to have Divine peace

- for the surgeon, Dr. Buck as he performs the procedure

- for Carolina during this time of transition

- for quick healing / recovery

- for the entire family to have some rest

Sam had an appointment this morning that went very well. Robin, his nurse practitioner brought him a mask like the gas mask he'll be wearing in the morning, plus a heart monitor, a shower cap & surgeon's mask - and a sock monkey. Sam pretended to be a surgeon. What a trooper. God has certainly given him a grace and peace.

Tomorrow, Robin will go back and forth between surgery and the PICU waiting room, where she will keep Bill and Teesa up-to-date on the progress.

Thank you all so much for your prayers - please spread the word!