Shadrach's Big Day

Tomorrow we are scheduled to take Shadrach to Starship Hospital for open heart surgery to repair his Tetralogy of Fallot. Amazingly, he has a mild version of it. The surgeon we met today was encouraging and gave us a clear idea of what his heart looks like. We feel like we understand it much better now. He will need a Dacron patch between his ventricles to seal a 1cm hole there (VSD). The heart tissue will then grow over the patch as he ages until all that is seen is some white scar tissue. He also needs some muscle thickness removed from the Right Ventricle, which is impeding the anatomy working correctly. Once cut she said like a rubber band springs when cut, the heart muscle will spring back hopefully into good working order. The operation will tentatively start around 12:30 and last approximately 5 hours.

We still long for Shadrach to be healed without surgery. We know God is able. We know He loves us, is in control, and that He is good. Tomorrow we will find out His good plan for our baby. We are eager to see his heart well and God is our refuge and strength. He has given us peace as long as our eyes are on Him. Preaching truth to ourselves and dear sisters and brothers in Christ praying for us is how He is sustaining us. Anxiety accomplishes nothing worthwhile, so we preach truth to ourselves. We know that He gives good gifts.  And that if His children ask for something good he doesn't give them something harmful.  So we know that what ever happens tomorrow is for Shadrach's good, and the LORD's glory.  We don't see all paths and that is a good thing.  So we walk by faith with great Hope, for we have the God who is Able, and who rules over all things.  All things are from Him and through Him, and to Him.  To Him be the Glory!

We are so grateful to get to have Shaddie with us at "home" tonight. He's had a happy night with some blueberries and a bath. We head tomorrow at 8:30 to check back in on the cardiac ward. 

"Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in Him, because we trust in His holy name. Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you." Psalm 33:20-22

Good night!