Jane's Big Surgery is Next Week

Just in case you're not on my email list, I wanted to let you know what's going on with Jane's surgery next week. I've included some prayer requests too. Thanks for praying for our family!



Hi friends & family!
I wanted to write to ask you to be in prayer for our Jane Leilet as she goes into surgery next Wednesday, August 25. As you probably remember, when we received the referral of our daughter in Ethiopia, we knew that she was very sick and (what we thought at the time) was in need of a liver transplant. However after lots more testing--both in Ethiopia and here in the US--it was concluded that she didn't need a transplant, but she does have a very large cyst that needs to be removed. The cyst is called a choledochal cyst and it is attached to her biliary duct. Because it is so large and is attached to many things in her abdomen, they will be removing the cyst, as well as her gallbladder and her entire biliary system. They are going to reroute her biliary duct directly from the liver into her intestines. The surgery will take about 4 hours, and while the doctor said that it is routine, he also let us know that it carries a risk because they will be working so close to the liver. Jane will have a very large scar across her abdomen, but at the end of her recovery, she should be just fine and have no further complications in her life from this cyst. Once it is out, the problem is gone. We will be at the hospital for at least 5 days, and then we will have to keep her in bed for about a week after returning home (yeah right!! She is the busiest 21 month old I've ever met!!) We would so greatly appreciate your prayers as we prepare for this surgery. Here are some specific ways you can pray if you feel so lead:

1. Please pray for a smooth surgery--no complications, no issues--and a smooth recovery

2. Please pray that this surgery will not cause Jane's attachment and bonding to us to falter in any way. This is such a big request to pray for. For the last 7 months that Jane has been home we have been working diligently to build her trust in us. We are praying that her trust in us only grows stronger through this surgery.

3. Please pray for Ava as she will be staying with my parents while we're in the hospital. Kids under 12 are not allowed to visit, so we will have to be away from her for awhile. She is very excited to stay with Grandma & PawPaw, but I know it's going to be tough on all of us to be separated

4. For no further issues to arise as a result of this surgery

Thank you so very much for praying! We will do our best to email you all after the surgery is complete next week to let you know how Jane is doing!