Update

Good morning:

I slept at home last evening which I had not been able to do the first night. Woke up and saw that it was light. I was grateful for such a restful evening. Courtenay thought we would sleep better if we "slept in our own beds". I stayed with her the first evening.

Jack came through the biopsy with flying colors. It took 2.5 hours and he was in recovery for 4 hours. He was awake when they returned him to his room. Courtenay and I were there waiting for him. Needless to say, Courtenay broke down when she saw Jack but he was very reassuring and comforting to her by holding her hand and arm and telling her he was OK. Only Jack! He looks a little like Yul Brenner on one side; so much for his good haircuts. The biopsy incision is about 2 inches long on the top right side of his head. The mass is in the right frontal lobe at the top of the brain I spoke with the neurologist and they said they really do not know what it is; it could be an infection; a cyst; a benign or malignant tumor; they just do not know. He said that we will have a preliminary reading within 24-48 hours and an extensive pathology report within 7-10 days.

The nurse came in and asked him where he was; what day it was; who was the Pres of the US and a few more questions; he answered all of them. They asked him to resist them pushing on his arms and legs while they were extended and he was successful at that as well. The left side of his face was more droopy than it has been but that is one of the symptoms of this mass.
Today, he will have CT scan on the rest of his body to determine if he has other masses that may have led to this brain mass. I thought they had done that yesterday but they had the biopsy preempt that test.

We hope that he may come home sometime this evening or weekend while we wait for the test results. He would certainly rest better here.

Thank you for all of your prayers, calls, and emails. The Lord continues to provide in all ways.
love,
carolyn