Leaving on a Jet Plane
Apparently, I have been a terrible communicator about this next trip to New York. It dawned on me this evening when Zane said "Wait, where are you going tomorrow? Why??" {Blank stares between me and Adam}
At church this morning I am pretty sure I got the exact same set of questions from no less than 10 people. This is generally a pretty good indication that I am not quite communicating like people are accustom to. I've also been getting the "Who's going to be posting updates while you are in New York?" So here are the quick answers to the questions I've been getting asked.
1. When are we leaving? Monday morning...
2. When is the actual surgery? Wednesday June 12th
3. How long will we be there? We are hoping to come back on Sunday the 16th.
4. Who is going with you? Just me and Adam, although my dad texted me tonight asking if He could come up there too and we said yes. Not going to turn down any help for sure!
5. Is this going to be the same procedure as last time? Well, we are not 100% positive but we think we know what is going to happen. It's a blog post in itself and might be better written by Adam while I am in the surgery.
6. What specifically can I be praying for? We need so many prayers! I know the same God who was with Henley during her surgery in March will be with me in that same hospital. Please pray that #1 I am safe throughout this procedure. I have had WAY too many opportunities to be faced with my own mortality over the past 6 months and all I want is to be healthy and back home with my babies in a week from today. Pray that there are ZERO complications. Pray that the Lord performs my surgery perfectly through Dr. M's hands. Pray that this is the last procedure and that the problem is fixed and aneurysm is neurtralized. Pray for my kidneys to function at 100% even after losing about 1/3 of my my right kidney. {We believe our God is a God of miracles!} Pray that the recovery is drastically different than last time and that the pain is minimal. Pray for my blood pressure to return to normal after this is all over.
7. Is there anything you need? Well, We are out of Marriott points as we have used the ones previously donated on our hotel from Henley's follow up trip/appt last week. So if anyone has Marriott points feel compelled to donate, here are the details on how to do that: 1. Call Marriott's customer service number 1-801-468-4000 2. Give them our account number: 551276959, the account name: Leslie Thomas and email address: lesliekristen @ gmail dot com and let them know how many points you would like to share. You are capped at sharing 50,000 points per calendar year which. To give you an example, It costs anywhere from about 35-45,000 points for ONE night stay in Manhattan. In addition to this trip we will have to go back at least one more time for follow up appointments.
Adam will be in charge of updating this blog and Facebook while I am "out". Thank you for how you have loved on our family. We have so much to be thankful for in how the Lord has provided for our every need.