Prayer

Mary Graham has really been doing great, she's walking more with her walker, and her PT has been able to stretch her leg further. Although they are stilled concerned about her range of motion and the stiffness of the hip this far out from surgery. But, we are thankful for the progress she's making and how much happier she is these days.

So, now on to the not so good news....we leave Sunday to go to Philadelphia for her rod expansion surgery. God worked out all the details and we have been able to get the hip ortho at CHOP (who just happened to have a coordinating surgery day as MGs) to manipulate her hip while under anesthesia for her rod surgery. This was something our ortho here was considering and I'm always advocating for not having to put her under anesthesia more than necessary so we are able to kill two birds with one stone by getting it done at chop. Both our doctor here in bham and at CHOP have a good relationship which makes things less complicated for us. I believe he will just see what her range of motion in while she's totally asleep and discuss if we need to think about releasing the muscle surgical. Which we pray doesn't have to happen.

MG is totally aware of everything, I told her last week we were going to philly for surgery and she is fearful and asking lots of questions and saying she doesn't want to go where they have to put the mask on her face. I knew the day would come when she would start remembering the pain and surgery and here we are.

 We ask for prayers for minimal pain after her surgery, no complications and her little spirit to feel peace that can only come from God. 

Pray for her to remain healthy, our travel, logistics with our other kids and a smooth week. My sister is going with me and MG, which I'm so thankful for.

We learned that the Pope is coming to Philadelphia the week we are there-crazy!  And the UN is meeting in NYC that same week. So it may be the most crowded we have ever see the city! I don't think the festivities for the Pope begin until Thursday and so we hope to be outta there and heading south that day :)

We covet your prayers and know that God hears and answers! 

1 John 5:14-15 "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him."