Lauren

I read Dan's blog today. Eight days ago, he and his wife welcomed their first child into the world - a beautiful daughter named Lauren. Due to some initial breathing problems, Lauren was examined closely and doctors discovered a mass pressing down on her soft palate. This past Tuesday, she underwent surgery to biopsy what they are now calling a tumor and which the doctor feels fairly certain is cancer. Dan, Lauren's dad, wrote this:

The doctor spoke with us before and after the surgery and said he removed a walnut size piece of the tumor to send off for biopsy. The good news is that this piece they removed was pretty large so they are going to try to extubate her tomorrow (take out the breathing tube so she can breath on her own), the bad is that he is pretty sure it’s cancer but won’t be 100% sure until the results come back from the biopsy in about a week. It’s very scary when they drop the “C” word, but we don’t want to be left in the dark. They are going to be bringing in a few more specialists from different fields to look at the area in which the tumor is located. The fact that the tumor is located where it is makes the process of removing it extremely difficult without adding the possible cancer factor. Moreover the chance Lauren has to see her 1st birthday if it’s the one type of cancer they think it could be is 1 in 10. Only time and God’s grace will tell.

Please continue to pray for Lauren. We can only hope that God would heal her; that is our one desire and prayer above all else.

I cannot imagine welcoming my first baby into this world only to met with this kind of devastating surprise ... please pray for Lauren and her family during these difficult days!