Simon and Surgery Update

We arrived in Nairobi yesterday after an eventful journey which included a late taxi driver and a passenger on the flight being sick next to Simon.  This is when you are glad the flight time from EBB to NBI is only 50 mins. :)

We stayed in a nice hotel last night courtesy of the insurance company.  We enjoyed good food and cable tv :)  you would almost have thought we were on holiday.  Well reality came soon enough as we were picked up for the hospital at 1330 this afternoon.  We arrived at the Doctors office at just a little before 1400.  The doctor arrived at about 1415.  We met with him for about an hour whereby he discussed Simon's case and did some physical testing to get an accurate picture of what is going on.
During this discussion a plan was made for him to have the surgery on Thursday.  He will go in on Wednesday for the pre-op assessment including a chat with the anaethetist.   After the surgery is complete he will then be in hospital for a further week for observation. 

After this decision was made we then had to make a decision regarding what standard of room he would like.  This will be fnalised on Wednesday when he goes in as an in-patient.  We will know the Kenyan medical system a bit better by the time we are finished I think.

At the moment we are staying with friends of ours in Nairobi, Connie and Dan Crum from MMCT EA. (Mobile Member Care Team East Africa).  They have graciously opened their home to us and helping us out in different ways.  We are very thankful for them. 

Due to the operation being later in the week than we had planned for I will be staying with Simon until Saturday to make sure everything is okay.  If everything goes as planned with the surgery I will return to Uganda on Saturday to spend some time with Joshua and Zara.  There is a chance I will return to Kenya next week to check on Simon.  Thankfully Dan and Connie are willing to check on him while I am gone and meet needs if necessary.  It brings a whole new meaning to the words "family of God".  People who are not blood related but sure act like family :)

I just talked to Joshua and Zara on the phone.  They are having a great time with their best friends in Uganda.  Zara spoke to me for a little bit on the phone but was happy to go back to the trampoline.  Joshua talked for a bit and then with Simon.  He was enquiring as to whether Simon would be able to bring the disc home with him.  He definitely comes up with the questions.  A big thank you also to Martijn and Marieke for having our kids and treating them like our own.  It is such a blessing to have extended family around the world :)

As things happen I will update you with more information.  Due to sms communication not being 100% reliable don't worry if you don't get a reply back from me.  Some messages are going through and others are not.  I will try and keep the blog updated as much as internet access allows.

Thank you for your prayers.  Please keep praying for a successful surgery and for good communication with our insurance company.

Love from us all xxxx