Robyn Update

Hello All,
I thought I would share the email with you this morning. It's from Robyns husband David. Please keep them in your prayers.

Dear friends and family,
Robyn's surgery was this afternoon and lasted for three hours. Her recovery was another two hours on top of that, so it was a long day for us. The surgery went well and she responded favorably to the anaesthesia and the procedures that were done. Unfortunately, not all turned out as we had hoped. Cancer was found to be present in her lymph nodes on one side. About 20 of the nodes were removed and we will not know the extent of their nature for a few days. Her oncologist listed the cancer cells as stage 2, and she will require chemotherapy and possibly radiation treatment once she recovers from this surgery (estimated at 4-6 weeks total). Needless to say, we are quite devastated by the news as it continues to sink in. She is pretty well sedated at the moment while the anaesthesia continues to wear off. She was informed of all of this by her oncologist who performed the surgery and we will know more about types of treatment as well as a more defined prognosis in the days ahead. He remains hopeful that this treatment will prove effective, as do we, but we are obviously deflated by the news, as this will surely complicate life for us. We don't know yet when Robyn will be released from the hospital, but we anticipate leaving either Thursday or early Friday. We have been so overwhelmed by your thoughts, prayers, and words of support, and we ask that you continue to keep us in your prayers. We continue to trust the sovereign hand of God, and know that He is good and works things according to His good purpose and plan. While we don't understand it, we are going to move forward in faith. Please pray for our girls, Anna and Audrey, that their lives would not be disrupted in the midst of this. Thank you all for being a part of our lives, and we will continue to keep you aware of Robyn's health in the weeks and months ahead.

peace and love,

David



These pictures were taken in January 2006 at our home. Robyn and I were both pregnant. Her Daughter Anna is pictured below, and Audrey came about 9 weeks later. This was the last time we got to see each other. I'd love to get up to Chicago to see them!