The Big Hurdle



It's been a while since I've posted a blog, but every time I sit down to do it, my mind is a blur. These last few weeks have been mentally and emotionally draining. After we found out we were going to Toronto, it took another 2 weeks to actually get a date for surgery. The waiting around was frustrating, knowing that there was so much to plan and book and not being able to do it. We zoomed with the surgeons last Wednesday to discuss the plan for surgeries and got a call Friday letting us know the first surgery would be next Thursday, October 7. It wasn't until this Monday that we got all the details and were able to book flights and accommodations. We fly out Monday morning and found an air bnb right across from the hospital to stay. We need to be at the hospital on Tuesday for some appointments, but afterwards we plan to go to Niagara Falls for a night while Kenzi is still feeling well. 

Kenzi's first surgery is to drain the tumour, which looks somewhat like a cyst. They are hoping to just go in with cameras to do this, but if need be, they may have to remove one of her ribs for the procedure. They will put a drain in, so we are unsure if she will be able to leave the hospital after this. The hope is that the tumour will shrink and pull away from the chest wall to see where it is all attached to and make it easier to cut out in the second surgery. After the first surgery, she will do a round of chemo to hopefully shrink the tumour more before they remove it. Please pray that draining the tumour is successful and it isn't attached to her entire chest wall, which makes things very complicated. 

While we were waiting for answers from Toronto, Kenzi and I headed back to Vancouver for round 10 of chemo. Everything went smoothly and we were out of the hospital on day 6 when it was completed. We hung out at Ronald McDonald House for a few days and then headed out to Chilliwack to meet Wes and the kids and spend our last week together before we leave. My sister-in-law's brother and his wife graciously lent us the suite on their farm to stay and we are so thankful for that. We went from a high rise in the middle of the city to wide open farm country. We have received help from so many people, a lot of whom we haven't even met and it's so humbling. We don't know where we would be without the support and prayers of everyone around us, it has definitely made this journey easier. 

This next step feels like our Everest. The surgery has always been a big hurdle and it's been pushed back and made so much bigger. It's daunting, but we know that God will carry us through it, just as He has these past five and a half months. We know that it will be hard on the other kids as we leave them behind in Vernon, but we hope that getting them back in school and having a "normal" routine will help. We are just trying to power through this next stretch. 

Please continue to pray for our family as we go through these next few months. We wish we could unload some of this burden but we can't. We have to walk through this journey, but your prayers and words of encouragement help lighten the load, so thank you! ❤

 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ~ Matthew 11:28
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  1. Prayers for your Kenzie, Monica. The Lord is our only hope and help. Thank you for continuing to faithfully post updates. We unite with you and pray the God who sees, sees your need. He walks with us, praise the Lord. Love and hugs, Nadia.

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