Update

Hi ladies - below is an update I got from my mom earlier this morning. After I received this, she sent another saying that Cindy's surgery was postponed until between 2 pm and 3 pm due to the surgery before hers being more complicated. Thanks again for all your prayers! As you read this, you'll totally see how God has been at work here!


Some of you you already know some of this, but I am including all the info for those who don't ...
Greg's sister Cindy collapsed at work (in Duluth) was taken to the hospital there, and then airlifted to St. Mary's in Rochester yesterday afternoon.
She underwent angioplasty and they found 4 aneurysms in different locations in her brain.
They are going to do surgery today...scheduled for around 10 or 11 this morning to repair two of them. The other two are very small and located in areas that they won't be operating. One is very large and is probably the one that leaked into her brain. It is in the front ...behind her forehead but deep in. She has a great amount of blood on her brain. Some of it will be washed out (in the area that they are operating), the rest will have to dissipate in time. The second one that they will repair is behind her left eye.
The surgery will last 5-6 hours and she will be in ICU for at least a week. This is because of the blood on the brain that can't be washed out. This causes "vasospasm" which in turn can cause stroke. About 80% of people in her situation have at least minor problems with stroke. She is already being given a calcium channel blocker to try to prevent that from happening. Then she will be in the hospital for at least one more week, possibly two more.
As far as her condition goes, we all believe it is a miracle that the aneurysm didn't actually burst. After it leaked, by the grace of God it clotted on its own, keeping her from having any deficiencies in any part of her body (and that after taking aspirin daily for some time!) Yesterday she was alert, talking and making witty comments, which the doctors all agree is amazing.
We are also very grateful to God that she was at work and in a meeting with other people. Normally she would have been alone in her office, or it could have even happened when she was at home alone. As it happened there were emergency personnel in her building that could help before the actual paramedics arrived.
Cindy's coworkers reached Ben in the early afternoon, and Nicci was reached by a friend's mom later...around 3:30. So neither of them could get there before she had the angioplasty, but were there when she came back to her room. They will be staying with us as long as they need to. Greg and I got over there about 1/2 hour before the procedure so we got to visit with her for a short time. Her spirits are good....I don't think she realized how critical the situation was. After the procedure she said she was nervous about it. We were grateful also that she had no deficiencies...all of the neuro-type tests were normal. She has a teeny bit of short term memory loss that they think is due to the morphine she is receiving for the pain.
We are praying for God's hand to be continually upon her and for Him to guide the surgeons hands as well as all the other staff involved with her care. Also for Him to be noticably present for Nicci and Ben, for His comfort and peace to get them all through this challenge.