I haven't blogged anything about this and I'm not sure why I just haven't. Anyway, Rob has to have another surgery for another pilonidal cyst. This is his 6th cyst and he has been in a lot of pain for quite sometime.
Last December he had surgery on this exact thing and even though it has been 11 months, the wound from that surgery never healed and remains open to this day. Because of that open wound this new cyst appeared a month or two ago.
After countless hours of research, Rob found a doctor who specializes in pilonidal cysts. As a matter of fact his father created a brand new surgery that has had a 96% success rate with patients who have suffered from 5 or more cysts.
The crazy thing is that this doctor is located in Eugene, OR. OR as in Oregon. Oregon as in across the country. Now don't get me wrong I love the northwest and this will actually be my 2nd trip to Eugene. It is just nuts that we are flying completely to the other side of the country for surgery.
Crazy or not, we're doing it and trusting that the God of all the earth will protect us and heal Rob's body. We have both received approval from our jobs to take the week and 1/2 off that it will take and we have scrounged up the $ it will take. Now the rest is in the Lord's hands.
With that said, I have to now tell you this. Yesterday I sent notes home to all the parents letting them know that I would be out for a week and a half and also letting them know why. Later that afternoon one of my kids, who had already left, came back to the school and handed me a card. I thanked him and sent him back to his car, not thinking it was anything more than a "we're praying for you" card. After he left o opened the card. Along with the sweetest note from his mom was $30. Worried I had sounded like a beggar I re-read one of the notes I had written. After reassuring myself that it did not sound like I was asking for $ I became very emotional. That $30 was simply there to say thanks. It was a gift from one sister to another and nothing more.
Now, I still haven't decided if I feel ok with keeping the money, but I do know that it was a very sweet gesture and I appreciate it a lot.
Beyond the money, the note she wrote me was probably the sweetest and most rewarding note. In it she expressed her thanks for how well I have taken care of Parker and how much he adores me. It was a very simple card but with so much heart.
In this job I have found a lot of parents who couldn't care less who's taking care of their child much less letting that person know that they appreciate their work. It is always a huge blessing to get to know the parents to the children. I love these kids and I'm going to miss them while we're gone. But I am more than ready to have my husband back in good health.
Keep us in your prayers and I will send updates on how he's doing while we're gone.
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