Prayer Request

Tomorrow morning, a dear sister in Christ here in Guntersville is undergoing surgery at Vanderbilt. Her name is Patty Ezell. Her and her husband Petty were on the hiring committee when I was interviewed. They have a granddaughter, Besty, in my youth group.

Patty was told a few months ago that she had cancer in her liver area, and it had spread, and that she was not a candidate for surgery. Her and Petty went all over, even sending test results up to New York to see if they would operate on her. Everyone turned her down.

Finally, a member here who is an ER doctor suggested she have a liver biopsy, thinking that the cancer may have not yet spread to her liver. Results came back negative, and that opened her up to be able to be a surgery candidate. Their daughter-in-law, who lived in Texas, came to visit them for a while. She went to Vanderbilt, made some calls, and got on a list for a doctor who performs this rare surgery Patty has to have 2 or 3 times a week. Most doctors may perform this procedure once or twice a year.

Here sat a woman who was basically told to go home and live with the fact she wasn't going to make it. She and her husband did not give up, and kept on fighting with the doctors.

She's going to have surgery tomorrow morning, and it will be a 6 hour or more procedure. She'll be there recovering for about 10 days. She'll get to come home for a about 10 days or so, and then she goes back up to Vanderbilt for 5 1/2 weeks straight for chemotherapy, everyday.

Patty, you're one of my heroes, I know many who read this blog will add you to their prayer list.