Praise the Lord!!!

First of all, thank you for all your prayers! We are so thankful for all our friends and family, and appreciate each and every one of you! Nanny (Betty Sue) had her MRI yesterday and it went well! The tumor has not grown at all, which is a HUGE praise!!! However, her Doctor believes this could be a very aggressive tumor, and feels like he needs to go ahead and see what we are working with. (Meaning if the tumor is malignant or benign.) She will go back to Atlanta on Friday, August 14 for pre-op, and he will go in on Monday, August 17 to do a HALO. Apparently this is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS procedure because of where the tumor is located. For those of you who are not familiar with a HALO, it is basically a biopsy with a contraption (HALO) on her head to keep her from moving. He wants her to stay awake so she can talk to him, and let him know if he is entering a part of her brain that will affect her speech or movement. This way if she does begin to slur her speech, he can try a different approach. She will have to stay in the hospital overnight, and if everything goes as expected she will be discharged the next day. Please continue to keep her in your prayers over these next 2 LONG weeks. Pray for our Heavenly Father to give her peace and patience. I can imagine these next 2 weeks will be longer than the past 5 months because of the anticipation of the surgery. We serve a MIGHTY God and we know he has a plan!!! Again, thank you for your prayers...keep them coming! :-)
Me, 30 weeks, with Nanny & Pop @ Jonah's in Thomasville.
Thanks for lunch Nanny & Pop! We love you both!

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Nanny with one of her girls! The other one will be here very soon ;-)

My mother in law, Betty Sue (Nanny), goes to Emory tomorrow for another MRI of her brain. For those of you who don't know the story, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor back in March. It is in a very dangerous spot, so her Dr. in Atlanta did not want to start any treatment until she had another MRI in August. He wants to avoid an operation if at all possible. Please keep us all in your prayers over these next few days. Pray specifically that the tumor has not grown, for our Heavenly Father to give her peace and comfort tonight and tomorrow, and for the Dr.'s wisdom for what the next step may be. As I have mentioned before, she amazes me! She is a devoted Christian woman, and she has been so positive over these past few months. She has continued with her everyday life as if she was never diagnosed with a tumor. Something I don't think I could do! She is so strong!!!
Thank you so much, and I will post when we hear something.The Speigner Clan
One of Nanny's favorite past times, watching Levale play ball!

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
Psalm 18:2, 3