I want to thank everyone who has been praying for Carolyn Boaz. Many of you may remember my plea for prayers prior to her surgery at MD Anderson on August 27th . We had such a great feeling going into the surgery. Carolyn had been pain free for 3 weeks and was gaining strength everyday - so we just knew our prayers would be answered.

But cancer is so unfair (and sneaky too). The tissue samples that were taken before the surgery got underway revealed the cancer had spread beyond the area they were planning to remove. Doctors went ahead and removed the original tumor (stage IV A)  with a hysterectomy.  The plan was to send her home by the weekend but that turned out not to be the case. She was released from the hospital but continued to not feel strong enough to fly home on the Labor Day weekend.

We were torn between wanting her home and wanting her to stay near the top notch cancer center.  Her body made the decision when the pain became unbearable – she went back to MD Anderson on Wednesday, Sept 5^th. Doctors had to repair a leak inside her but going in they did not know if they could even find it – without the surgery she would die – with the surgery they said it would be 50/50. These are choices???

Her church got a prayer group together – on just a moment’s notice 35 people came to pray for her. Family members and friends were called – she went into surgery at 9pm. We got a call from Steve (her husband) at 11pm – they found and repaired the leak! The next 24hours are critical, doctors said.

It is now Friday, September 07, 2007 and she is still with us. Carolyn is still in intensive care but her vital signs are stable. Her sisters, Dad and daughter Molly have flown to Texas to be with her. Her husband is home for a much needed break.  She now has a colostomy and a hysterectomy which were  originally scheduled along with a urineostomy(sp?).  If I know Carolyn she is staying until she gets what she came for!

Please keep her in your prayers, thanks, mb