tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91741604257398055912011-08-01T20:48:58.200-05:00jimchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18105005506667579789noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174160425739805591.post-45763037010178778682009-10-21T17:47:00.003-05:002009-10-21T17:52:10.961-05:00

Our adoption of Raimonds was final on October 7. We have one more trip to Latvia for our Embassy Appointment to get all Raimonds’ new records and citizenship paperwork. Hopefully I will be able to post pictures soon. Thank you for all your prayers and support.If you are interested in hosting a child for Christmas this year, please visit www.newhorizonsforchildren.org., for information and

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It is hard to believe we have already been home from Latvia for one month. Even Raimonds says the time has gone very quickly.Our trip was wonderful to say the least. It was quite an adventure.After a very short trip to Sweden for business we took a ferry across the Baltic Sea arriving in Riga, the capital of Latvia, on Sunday morning, July 12. Our apartment in Latvia was more than adequate and

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We leave for Latvia on July 8th. We actually have business in Sweden for the first few days and then will travel by an overnight ferry across the Baltic Sea, arriving in Riga on July 12th. Our two youngest daughters are going with us. Our first court date is on July 13. The adoption attorney will pick us up and take us to get Raimonds. We will go to court together. At this first hearing we

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We have finally received our first orphan court date in Latvia. We are so excited though we will have to be in Latvia longer than we anticipated. Our first court appearance is July 13th and the second is July 27th. If all goes well ( and we are expecting that it will), we will be bringing Raimonds home on July 29th. Raimonds will be living with us once we have made our first court appearance

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Thank you SO much for your generous response to our adoption of Raimonds. The card, letters and gifts were overwhelming! So far we have received about $6000 which has covered our immediate expenses. We will need more in the next few weeks as we prepare to take our first trip to Latvia. So it is not too late to give if you did not have the opportunity and would still like to contribute.

jimchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18105005506667579789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174160425739805591.post-16708074822307623682007-08-14T10:56:00.000-05:002007-08-14T12:15:04.603-05:00

First I must thank everyone for all your prayers. God certainly heard the "cries of His people" as you have stood so faithfully in intercession for me.I went into surgery on May 9th. There were still some concerns in the surgeon's mind about possible complications and the spread of cancer throughout my intestines. Even though there were no indications of this, he said he would not know until

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Sue went in to surgery yesterday (5/9/07) to remove the tumor. After several hours, Brad got a great report from the doctor. There did NOT appear to be any signs of cancer anywhere else, but the Dr. took several samples for biopsy in the coming days. There was some collateral damage to the small intestine from the radiation treatments; otherwise, everything looked good. Sue will be in the

jimchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18105005506667579789noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174160425739805591.post-16958626402878087512007-04-26T23:52:00.000-05:002007-04-30T12:25:23.177-05:00

After much consultation I was advised to seek out a different surgeon. There were some concerns that there may be complications in my surgery and the resection of the tumor may require a more specialized surgeon.My appointment with the new surgeon however left us shocked to say the least. After reviewing my CT scan done in the hospital he was seriously concerned that the tumor had invaded my

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I am sorry that it has been so long since I posted an update. I actually spent about 3 hours one afternoon a few weeks ago writing an update. I had poured my heart into sharing everything the Lord has been doing in my life, both physically and spiritually, through this trial. When I posted it I was sent an error message and the whole thing was lost in cyber space. Since then I have been so weak I

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It is great to be able to give you this update personally.I first need to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for all the cards, gifts, flowers, calls and most importantly the prayers. I have never felt so loved!!! They each seemed to come at just the right time. Words to speak to my heart when I needed to hear them the most, flowers to brighten my day when it seemed a little gloomy,

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Sue is recovering from the surgery, even came by the office after a doctor's visit on Tuesday!She goes to the oncologist on Monday 12/11 for evaluation and more testing. Please keep not only Sue and family in prayer, but the doctor(s) who will evaluate and make recommendations for Sue's treatment

jimchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18105005506667579789noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174160425739805591.post-45889658693838721042006-11-30T08:47:00.000-05:002006-11-30T08:50:46.456-05:00

Sue finally got to go home Wednesday! It took all day for the doctors to make their final "inspection" and get all the IV's unhooked, but she's home. Sue and Brad are studying the options for treating the tumor.

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Good news - Sue has started on "thick liquids" (as opposed to clear liquids) and is off the IV pain killers. Dr. thinks she should be able to go home as early as Wednesday (11/29)!

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Sue looks better tonight. The tubes have been removed, but she still has IV's hooked up for antibiotics and nourishment. She's getting up to walk around the halls 3 times a day. Dr's still have some other tests to run to make sure everything else is okay.Please keep Sue, Brad and family in your prayers!

jimchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18105005506667579789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174160425739805591.post-31203083654183212572006-11-24T08:22:00.000-05:002006-11-24T14:25:11.620-05:00

Visited with Sue and Brad at the Hospital; Sue is recovering from the surgery and should start eating in another day or two.Sue did have a problem with her colon that did require removal of a portion of it. The real issue, though, is rectal cancer. The surgeon found a grapefruit size mass that had attached to her pelvis and her colon. Apparently, it was the attachment to the colon that caused

jimchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18105005506667579789noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174160425739805591.post-21761497157749897792006-11-22T09:55:00.000-05:002006-11-22T09:56:35.403-05:00

Schedule at hospital improved. So, Sue's surgery moved up to 10AM +/-

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Surgery for Sue has been scheduled for Wednesday (11/22/06) afternoon, around 4PM +/-. Doctor "suspects" ulcerative colitis; Sue will need a week or two in the hospital after surgery, then she can go home.Please keep Sue in your prayers.

jimchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18105005506667579789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174160425739805591.post-23967013865052243772006-11-21T14:19:00.000-05:002006-11-21T14:30:45.525-05:00

Sue has been fighting some type of infection & fever for several weeks (possibly from parasites picked up during past travels). She has been bed-ridden because of the fever for practically the last 2 weeks.Saturday (11/18/06), she went to the hospital. A CAT scan did not find anything wrong with her digestive tract, but there appears to be some type of infection in the abdomen. They're trying

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