Post Op

Hi, this is Charissa's mom. She wants to thank all of you for your faithful prayers that definitely carried her through yesterday and to this point today. Yesterday she faced some very trying moments but found much grace to persevere through difficult spots. The surgery went well and the medical team involved were kind and caring. Her surgeon (who is chief of gastroenterology at Hopkins) said he was treating her as his own daughter. She did have a challenging night but is grateful to be walking forward this day. Today she has been undergoing a very challenging procedure to prepare for the next steps in activating the feeding tube. If her system clears, she will start gradual feeding sometime tomorrow and build up slowly. The goal is to build up her system, slowly gain weight, and become stronger before there can be a plan for further diagnostic work.

Charissa continues to see God's hand of kindness and sustaining grace in multiple ways and wants to communicate her gratefulness for the overwhelming impact your prayers have made.