Ruthie Update #2

After promising to post and let people know how Ruthie is doing, I fell down on the job yesterday. What a challenging day! Ruthie was taken to surgery and very shortly afterwards, her doctor came out with an additional consent form. It turned out that the kidney was not even functioning on a 10% level, and he was requesting permission to remove it if necessary. To say we were shocked is an understatement. Your child is under anesthetic, and you have to make a snap decision that will be life-changing. We signed the form and sat there in shock for a few minutes. Then we called a friend from our church and had it added to the prayer chain. I can honesty say that we feel at peace with the events that have happened, and I have to believe that prayer was the calming effect. The kidney was removed, and pathology confirmed that it was functioning at under 10%. The remainder of the surgery was not performed, and so actually her recovey time will be expedited. She should be home by Thursday night if things continue to go well. Thanks so much for your prayers!