Posted on 07/10/2008 4:17:57 PM PDT by GRRRRR
I don't do prayer requests very well, but a dear friend of ours needs one.
Their grandson has a Schwannoma tumor on the vagus nerve and will be undergoing surgery on July 25.
Their Dr. wants to remove it before it grows into the brain stem or chest area. This is a very rare tumor for an adult to have let alone a child. There have only been a handful of these surgeries done. They will not know until they get inside if this growth is on the side of the nerve or surrounding the mass.
Please Pray for Aaron, and his dad Jason, mom Gina and the rest of their family.
We have known these guys for many years, I knew Jason when he was a young man.
His family tells us:
" So many people have passed our prayer request for Aaron onto their friends,churches, in many other states and even over seas, that I thought those who do not know our little guy would like to have a face to go along with their prayers. Again, there are not enough words to express the heartfelt gratitude our family feels during this stressful time. To each and everyone of you we extend our thanks."
G
Looks like a great kid.
Prayers certainly.
You might check out Pastor Wright’s book
A MORE EXCELLENT WAY.
Has had a lot of success with praying for rare incurable things and cancers . . . specializes in spiritual and ancestral roots of such things.
Blessings,
Hey Gramma, could you please ping the Prayer Warriors?
Much love and thanks
G
Prayers sent.
Prayer for a successful surgery and a full recovery.
Aaron is in my prayers. What a nice looking kid. I will also pray for his parents and grandparents. They must be going through a real tough time.
Please keep us posted on his progress.
Prayers going up
Prayers for Aaron, his surgeons, and his family.
Thanks, if I hear anything, I will post it.
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Prayers going way up in the name of our precious Savior and Lord Jesus Christ.
Prayers offered for Aaron. Tell him to hang in there and keep his spirits up!
Yes, of course, I will pray for this beautiful boy. also for his family and his doctors that they all remain strong for him.
Prayers for Aaron, his family, and his doctors.
Thanks all thus far...
Bump.
Prayers sent for Aaron, his family and the doctors!
Please keep us posted.
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G
Prayers for Aaron, his family and the physicians going up now.
Pinging the Nascar gang.
GRRRRR, I join you in prayer for Aaron and his family.
Matt 18:20
Prayers for a little boy that hasn’t yet begun to live.
May the Lord Bless and Keep this family.
He has been added to my list.
CG
Our Prayers are with Aaron, his entire family and his care givers. He is such a fine looking young man...
What a sweet child.
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Prayers for Aaron, his family and his caregivers.
Prayers up!
Prayers up for Aaron, his family, and the doctors!
Prayers have definitely been sent up for Aaron, this beautiful child of God...
Please keep us updated ~ I’d really like to hear how he’s doing.
Thanks!
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Sending my prayers for a successful surgery and recovery.
BTTT
Still need help bump...
UPDATE!!
Aaron’s voice box is working just the way it should. He was a real trooper,even though his little body was visibly shaking. They sprayed something up his nose (3x’s) and told him it wouldn’t taste good, and when the 3rd time came he said that was enough, but the Dr. said “Aaron, I really think you need me to do this one more time”, so he told the Dr. he was ready.
MOM) Gina said he talked non stop to the Dr’s about everything he had done this week and when they left asked if they could get ice-cream!
Dr. also said he couldn’t get over how much he can move this tumor around so we’re taking that as a really good thing!
Aaron is handling the upcoming surgery as a great adventure and tells people “It’s the 1st. surgery I’ve ever had in my whole life”. So with all your prayers we’re ready to roll on the 25th.
Blessings and Love to you all,
From Aaron’s G’ma and G’da
Keep us informed. Prayers going up for Aaron. With your permission we will add him to the non-denominational prayer gathering Sunday evening at FR.
Please do add him to your group. He’s a wonderful little man and his mom, dad and entire family are solid people.
Surgery is today. God be with you, Aaron and family.
I just said a prayer for Aaron on his surgery day. How is he doing?
Prayers up! Keep us posted, won’t you please?
Thank you all...as soon as I get an email I’ll let you all know how it went...
G
.......Aaron did just great..surgery was about 3 ½ hours and the tumor was as large as the Dr.’s fist. It was not on the Vagus nerve, but on the sympathetic nerve chain – which they did have to remove. Much better scenario, since these ‘small’ nerves control minor, cosmetic things instead of swallowing and speech. The tumor had grown up to the base of his skull, so it’s a good thing they went ahead and got it out. His Mommy and Daddy just went to recovery to see him for the first time. Thanks for your continued prayers and support. We do serve a great and awesome God!
Today, Aaron is anxious about walking down the hall for the first time, and having the tubes removed. He is drinking and has yet to eat solid food.
Yesterday the nurses had difficulty reinserting the IV and in probing to find the vein of course scared Aaron. They may discharge him tomorrow or Monday, providing all continues to goe well with his progress. The doctor noticed that his left pupil has been affected,as it’s smaller than the right eye, due to the removal of the sympathetic nerve, however Aaron may never notice.
We didn’t see any other issues such as droopy eye lid; only time will tell if there are any minor affects to the left side of his face. The incision goes from the back of his ear to almost center of his neck.
Our thanks to everyone for your continued prayers and support of our family, especially Aaron.
Blessings,
Aaron’s Grandma and Grandpa
See update at 44, all went well...now it’s all just about recovery and growing up.
G
PRAISE GOD! PRAISE GOD1 PRAISE GOD!
ALMOST GOT ME IN TEARS, YOU DO.
CONGRATS.
THANKS SOOOOOO ENORMOUSLY FOR THE UPDATE
PRAISE GOD.
HUGS ALL AROUND.
Thanks be to God for guiding the hands of the surgeon(s). We are so happy for Aaron! Thank you for the update, such great news. And as you may know, we expect such results from our loving Savior.
Thanks for the update.
Praise the Lord. Thanks for the update... good to see Aaron is out of the woods! Continuing prayers for a full and complete recovery.
Matt 18:20
I did not see this thread until today, and I’m happy to see that all went well. I will make sure to pray for Aaron to heal well and have a happy and healthy life. Our daughter was diagnosed with a schwannoma a little over two years ago, and it was removed with no problems. (the diagnosis part was a nightmare because we were all convinced she had a sports related injury in her hip due to gymnastics. finally, an orthopod suggested that we look MRI the spine and that our pediatrician start from the beginning and look for anything/everything that could be wrong. if it had taken more than another week or so, our daughter would have had permanent damage from the waist down. scary stuff.) Anywho, our daughter has been fine every since. Her schwannoma was attached to one nerve, and we haven’t noticed any permanent effects from the surgeon cutting it out. Hopefully, Aaron will have similar results!
God bless Aaron!
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