The surgery yesterday was a success. The tumor was most likely completely removed. My wife wrote this update this morning:

Ct scan this morning looked very good according to Dr. Joseph- our neurosurgeon. MRI is at 2:30. We can't hold him until then, and he is sedated because he has a breathing tube in. We're holding his hand and singing and talking to him. He seems to know what we're saying. The resident who was present at the surgery came in this morning and talked to us about the surgery She said it went very well and that once they got to the tumor, it came out very easily. There was also much less fluid than they expected to find. Several of the doctors and nurses here have said they would pray for him too. It is your prayers and your support that have carried us through and God has graciously given us this good result. We have been so very blessed by your prayers and your love and support. We have felt carried through this, as shocking as it has been, from the first day we were here and heard you all were praying for us. We have seen and felt God's grace in breathtaking ways throughout this process.

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