Last weekend, my Aunt Mary-Margaret went to the hospital after coughing up blood only to find out that her left lung had collapsed. After additional testing they determined that a benign tumor is blocking blood flow to the left lung and is having effects not only on her lung, but also her heart. They are waiting on additional test results to see if there are any other abnormal growths in her chest cavity. The results will be coming in on Thursday.
As a result of the collapsed lung, the top lobe of the left lung has to be removed. They will not know if the lower portion needs to be removed until the surgery is performed. If the lower portion can be spared, then it can actually grow and fill the entire cavity, thus allowing her to maintain her normal lifestyle. If the entire lung does have to be removed then her activity level will be reduced dramatically. They are doing additional testing on her right lung on Thursday to see how strong it is and to see if it would be able to provide enough oxygen for the body on its own.
Her surgery date will be determined on Friday after the results are examined and discussed. It will probably be sometime early next week. She and her husband have 7 children to care for, and would appreciate all of your prayers and fasting in their behalf. Please, whatever your faith, please include their family in your prayers. Pray for the doctors that they will perform the surgery well. Pray for Mary-Margaret, that she will be able to recover quickly, and pray that she will be able to keep at least part of her left lung. I know that God hears and answers our prayers, and I have faith that a miracle can occur for my family if it be God's will. Thank you so much for all your faith and prayers in advance.
3 comments:
How sad I hope everything works out!
Bless your hearts. We will gladly pray for her and your whole family. Dinner group was really fun.
I'm so sorry to hear that. We will keep her in our prayers. Good luck on everything and I hope she can recover quickly.
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