Dr. TJ and Dr. Audrey are all done taking Randy’s tumors out and putting in his new “hairy” tongue.  He has a pretty large incision on the neck and they removed about 30 lymph nodes from the area around the neck tumor.  The surgery went totally as they expected but they did end up removing a few more of the lymph nodes in the neck than they had initially thought.  They are bringing him slowly out of the anesthesia and we should be able to see him within the hour.  He does have a lot of tubes coming out of his body but those should be able to be removed over the course of the next 10 days.  He should be able to talk by day 5 or less but it may be difficult to understand what he is saying.

Dr. Rogers, our dentist, has been sitting with the family throughout the day and helping us fill in data points with his background in the medical field.  We have so appreciated his time and dedication to our family from the moment Randy was diagnosed.  Please keep Dr. Roger’s son-in-law in your prayers because he has been battling oral cancer for the last two years and the cancer is at a point where recovery will be by a miracle from God.  Pray for Will (Dr. Roger’s son-in-law) and Amelia (Dr. Roger’s daughter).  Please God, heal Will and strengthen Amelia

Randy and Kay Herrin stopped by for a dose of encouragement as we celebrate the healing God has done in Kay’s body when two years ago Kay was diagnosed with her cancer.  As Kay says “hugs are healing and prayers are powerful” and she is a living testimony to the healing hand of God.  Thank you God for the mighty work you have done in Kay Herrin’s body.  We give you all the Praise.

The tracker board that has Randy’s patient number “84835? says he is in recovery so it shouldn’t be long before I get to kiss his precious forehead.  Thank you all for the prayers, keep up the mighty battle.

Love to all,

Team Youngblood