News of Charlotte

Hello All,

Charlot​te is at home and doing really well. Her surgery was delayed for 2 1/2 hours this morning because the one in front of hers had complicatio​ns. But once she got in, it was quick -- less than two hours.

The best news is that the sentinel nodes are negative! That means there is no cancer in her lymph nodes!!! What a great relief. We were both much more worried about that than we were admitting to ourselves or to each other, but once we heard the good news, we could feel immense relief. Now what lies ahead is recovering from the surgery and undergoing radiation therapy, which should begin in three to four weeks. We will know more when we meet with the surgeon for the first post-op visit next Friday.

Toda​y all your love and your prayers were with us! Thank you for caring so much about Charlotte and for being present with her throughout all this. What an amazing community of friends she has all across the country!

I will sign off now. Charlo​tte will probably be writing to you herself in the next day or so.

Thanks again for all you have given her. It has sustained her throughout this and it has been extremely healing for her.

Betsy

This is really great news! And thanks be to God! Now's the time for both Betsy and Charlotte to get a good night's sleep. Many thanks to Wounded Bird and MadPriest for increasing Charlotte's circle of prayer.