Penny was wheeled away to surgery a little after 7:30 this morning. The surgery itself should be starting just about now. The two main objectives of Dr Assifi are (1) complete cyto-reduction (removing all the cancer that is large enough to see) and (2) addressing the impending bowel obstruction that has been causing the gut attacks this spring. It will probably be a few hours before we know how much of this is possible. The HIPEC procedure (heated chemo abdomen "massage") will be done if conditions are right for it.
Comments
Dale Cooper : Marcia and I are part of the community of those who shall be interceding for Penny, her family and her friends, today and in these coming days. Dale and Marcia Cooper
Susan Langeland: Praying with you and for you, Penny and the doctor and his team.
Teri Warners: So thankful to have a restful, rainy morning up at Au Sable listening to Taize music which reminds me of you and Penny/playing recorders, and as Susan said, praying with you and for you.