On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!!!

Things are going fairly quickly and Cassidy's next surgery has been booked for THIS FRIDAY at 2:30pm.

Doctor explains that this is going to be a multi-stage surgery. The main surgery this Friday would be to remove the lower leg that was originally connected in the Rotationplasty surgery and the incision and cut-off bone position would be right at the last cut line. This is to preserve the most length of her leg bone to allow for future prosthesis adaptation. However, that is also why this surgery needs to take several stages to complete. As extra skins and muscles are needed to close off the wound, the first stage of this surgery is to just make the cut to remove the non-functioning parts, but Cassidy does not have enough skin and muscle now to close off the opening, therefore, artificial materials will be used to close off the end of her leg and also to stretch her skins and muscles. Then about once every week, minor surgeries will be done in her room to stretch more of her skin and muscle until when there is enough to close off her leg wound. Doctors said it will be weeks before the surgery is actually complete and then chemo would rush to begin all over again once the wound is closed up with CaCa's own skins and muscles. Then if everything goes well, CaCa will then start her rehab treatments.

We need your prayers to ask God to bring Cassidy through this whole multi-stage surgery and to minimize her pain throughout the whole procedure. Also pray that God would heal not only her body but also her mind and soul as she tries to adapt to her new body. Mama Carmen says Cassidy is agreeing to this surgery but she is still quite upset about having to loose a leg. Mommy's heart is in so much pain as she watches little Cassidy having nightmares after nightmares in her sleeps. And when she was told about her surgery to be on Friday, Cassidy's emotion was quite disturbed by such a short notice.

As Cassidy goes through this multi-stage surgery, she will have an open wound for weeks and that is a high risk of infections. Pray that God would bless and keep CaCa in her ultimate health so that her skins and muscles reacts well and grow quickly to be enough to cover up the wound and complete the whole surgery. As she endures the pain in these coming weeks, pray that God gives CaCa patience; perseverence; faith and strength to joyfully face each day one at a time by the power of God and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Pray also that Carmen, Andy, Aaron and all who provides care for CaCa would draw strength and endurance from God to be patient and careful in helping CaCa recover.

This Friday, wherever you are, would you stop and drop everything and whisper a prayer for CaCa as she gets wheeled into the OR? Wherever you are, let us shake the hands of God together at 2:30pm this Friday to plead to God for our little Cassidy. Let us create this powerful network of prayers, in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to bind any disturbance by the evil power. Set an alarm in your cel phone / palm / blackberry, set an alarm clock at your home / kitchen / office or anywhere you'd be at 2:30pm this Friday. Go to Dayspring.com and schecule a reminder greeting card to be sent to yourself at 2:25pm so you'll see it by 2:30pm. Do whatever you have to do to remind yourself to stop and drop everything and pray for Cassidy's surgery. Would be in a meeting? Whisper a blessing and prayer in your heart for Cassidy right there and then in the conference room, better yet (if appropriate), pray together with whoever you're with and ask them to continue to pray for Cassidy in the future. That's the least we can do.