Home after brain surgery

Dear friends,

We are home. Yes, we made it! We are happy to be home yet we are weary and burden! The surgeon was a tat too adventurous and might have cut too much. But he wanted to remove every one of those damn mutated cells. He too, like us wanted Norman to have a full recovery. Now we are to pay a heavy price for this surgery. Norman is now with right hemiparesis and dysphasia.

Hemiparesis is weakness on one side of the body. The surgical knife have cause deep laceration in the brain and a lot of nerve are cut and damaged. Norman was unable to walk at all yesterday. His right hands and right leg have lost all power. He could could grip your hand but could barely hold a spoon! With 2 person holding him, he could barely drag his right leg forward! That was yesterday. Today he could just about lift his right leg forward to begin his long journey to recovery. With God's grace and mercy, he is going to recover fast and good. Praise God!

Dysphasia is a partial or complete impairment of the ability to communicate. Norman is able to understand what is said but have great difficulties pronouncing words. He was unable to say his own name or any of our children's name! He manage to count one, two, three with great dificulties. He tried so hard to say just one word, it bring tears to my eyes. There is slight improvement today and any improvement is a victory to us! We clap our hands and shout with joy when he manage to take his first step today! Hallelujah!

I want to express my deepest gratitute to all you kind friends who have help ease my pain thru this very painful times. God have indeed blessed me richly with good and sincere friends. Thank you.

In God's glory,
Dorothy