Post Surgery

Everyone, 

Dr. Reid Thompson just came out to meet the family and friends that have been huddled here all day waiting for his report.

He said that the surgery went well. He described his surgery as both aggressive and careful. He was aggressive to get as much of it out as possible but he was also careful to know when to stop to avoid damaging this key speech area of his brain.

As the enhanced MRI’s had already revealed, there is a fast-growing part to this tumor. However, it will take a week for pathology to correctly identify its type and stage, as well as examine its molecular structure, which is used in determining how this will be treated going forward.

Dr. Thompson also warned us that Nathan may well struggle to find his words since this tumor was sitting on the speech part of his brain, but any difficulty speaking should dissipate over time.

Of course, we all sit here with as many questions as we came here with. But, we must wait; wait for the definitive diagnosis and wait for the discussion about how it will be best treated going forward.

Although we all wanted a quick sprint, this is going to be more of a marathon. We are so grateful for your prayers and many expressions of love for Nathan and we can now only ask that you will run this marathon with us in continuing to stand with us in prayer and your support for Nathan, his family and his future.

Buddy Sexton