Dear Praying Family,

I wanted to get off a brief update on our daughter Barbara in light of her surgery on May 28th. On the night of the 27th the surgeon actually called and said he wasn't sure he wanted to do the surgery but after further consultation with Barb's oncologist they decided to go ahead with the surgery but not with the previous intention that the surgeon was thinking which was to remove a major portion of Barb's liver in order to remove the remaining six lesions.

The surgeon began by first inserting a camera and looking in order to try and determine the best way forward. He then decided to make a large incision in order to get a really good look at her liver. What he discovered was that the lesions were actually much smaller than they appeared on the CT/PET scans and did not appear to be active. So using a technique where a heat probe is inserted directly into the lesions he was able to literally obliterate them without having to actually cut into the liver. He was also very pleased with how healthy Barb's liver looked. Barb was in the hospital for 5 days and came home on Sunday June 1st and has been making good progress each day in her recovery from the surgery. Joan has been with her since the 26th of May and will return to Calgary on June 13th. I was able to be down in LA with Barb and the family from May 29 to June 3rd. I leave for Toronto and Halifax tomorrow morning and will return to Calgary on the 16th.

We are all very pleased with with the ongoing healing that is continuing in Barb's body. Both her oncologist and surgeon keep saying that they are dealing in uncharted waters. That is their way of saying that they are not sure what to do with Barb because according to their charts Barb is defying all of the normal expectations. We of course know who the Great Physician is and He works by a whole different set of charts called grace, mercy and answered prayer. Thank you so much for your standing with Barb and all of us on this journey of faith. Your prayers have made and continue to make a huge difference.

Love & Prayers

Dave & Joan