When no words say everything!

 It is only Tuesday, but Kent has had a very busy week! 

Monday afternoon Kent had a CT scan as he awaits surgery. (no results yet on this)  Monday evening he prepared for Tuesday as he had Colonoscopy as yet another pre surgery requirement.  Many of you who know Kent know that he handles stressful situations in one of two ways.  Kent jokes or he is silent. 

Today (Tuesday) we made our way and arrived at the Colonoscopy Center early.   We did so to account for traffic and rain and yet still trying familiarize ourselves to the place we make the trip to every three years. On the ride there Kent was very chatty and joking a lot.  Kent checked in and we got ourselves situated in the very busy waiting room.  Kent sat next to me quietly playing games on his phone as he waited for his name to get called.  I sat next to him. I could do nothing but sit and watch one after another names being called  but not his.  Finally a nurse rounded the corner from where we were sitting and called Kent.  We both stood up and entered the pre-scope area. When Kent was all ready and all the pre-scope questions were asked,  both pre- registeration and pre-scope nurse had left the holding area.  I sat in a chair to the side and slightly behind Kent's head.  I sat quietly praying for the results we so desperately wanted to hear.  Out of the corner of my eye I see Kent's hand reach back for mine, his head tilted back and I looked into his eyes.  No words needed!  I saw tears trickle down his face and felt a hand squeeze.  I asked him, "Are you ok?" He shook his head, I gave him a kiss and said, "We'll get through this together!"  No words, said everything! He had been here before (roughly 10 years ago) getting results that would change what his life looked like moving forward.  His life has been forever changed by Colon Cancer and you could see it scared him to go down that road again.  I am happy to share today's scope we heard the opposite news, No cancer in the Colon!

So as of this date ( today Tuesday, Jan 30.) we have cancer in one location!  We are thankful for this.  The only spot is around the Portal Vein by the Bile Duct.  The surgery that awaits Kent is to take the cancer out  of that suurounding area.  We pray that he does NOT need reconstruction of the Bile Duct! The Bile Duct is a bit thicker due to the stent placed in Kent in May. ( this is good news as it will help hold sutures after surgery. ) I have been told the Bile Duct is thin like tissue paper but because Kent has had a stent it is thicker a bit like construction paper.  ( sorry for the pre school refrence) This will be a tricky surgery.

Now we wait! We pray and ask God to give Kent just what he needs every step of the way, but....When we have no words and we sit silent I am sure glad we worship a God who knows everything! We will thank God for giving us a hand squeeze and when we shed a tear he will sit right by our side and tell us he is there!

~Leah

a note.... When we have a confirmed time for Feb 12 and a confirmed location we will pop back on the blog and pass that along.  

We continuely thank you for your ongoing prayers.