Prayers answered

So sorry it has been so long without an update. Between surgery, travel, no sleep, and everything else, it just has taken longer. Carson came through surgery beautifully. The ENT doctors were pleased with what they accomplished. They removed excess lymphoid tissue, granulation tissue, and biopsed a small mass to make sure it was not a reccurence of the teratoma. The G-tube site had not healed from when it was placed when he was in St. Louis NICU, so they also closed that site and placed a new G-tube that will hopefully heal appropriately. They cannot use the G-tube until 12 PM today. If Carson tolerates the feeding at noon, the Clarks can return home in the early afternoon. We are all praying it goes well, because it would be so nice for them to get to go home soon. Carson had a rough evening yesterday after surgery, because he was in pain and could not move because of all the tubes. However, he has done much better this morning and we even got a picture with his sweet, precious smile. He is such a fighter and so courageous. We love him tons! The doctors do feel he will need 4-6 more surgeries to complete the work on the airway. For now, we are just thankful he did so well and look forward to lovely Spring days and time playing. Thank you to each one of you for your prayers. We are extremely grateful. God is good all the time, all the time God is good!