An Excellent Surgery

Posted on by William A. Ross

Dear family and friends,

Thank you for your prayers for Amos. We have received countless messages in the last 36 hours from people all over the world who love Amos and are interceding with the Lord on his behalf. God has heard our prayers.

It’s been a long day already, but the short version is that the surgery took about three hours and went very well. In fact, the surgeon said it went even better than he expected. We are thrilled with the news and praising God.

Around 1:00pm we were reunited with Amos in the PICU as he started waking up. When we arrived in the room he had already had his breathing tubes and other items removed. Over the last hour and a half he has been waking up beautifully, at first cracking open his eyes, and then starting to groggy-whisper-talk with us. Everything seems to be moving well (limbs, eyes, tongue, etc.) and he is in little pain at the moment and is not nauseous. For about fifteen minutes he was playing a word association card game with Kelli, and his answers included things like Star Wars, farts, and Calvin & Hobbes — so he’s very much himself! Even as I wrote this update the nurses removed his oxygen mask and are getting ready to give him something to eat and drink soon (he’s hungry!).

Needless to say we are thrilled with this outcome. How different it is from his initial surgery in June 2015, when his surgery left him paralyzed for many weeks. We have been praying for an excellent surgery and an “easy” wake-up, and the Lord has heard us.

The plan for today is for him to simply rest. He will get a CT scan later to make sure everything looks okay in his brain (e.g., no bleeding etc.). Tomorrow, Amos will have an MRI that will give us much more detailed information about the surgery results.

Please pray:

  • For Amos to be in minimal pain and have minimal nausea
  • For an easy and positive CT scan today
  • For a very good night of rest for Amos (and mom and dad!)
  • For excellent results in the MRI tomorrow

Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our sheild. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. (Psalm 33:20-21)

53 thoughts on “An Excellent Surgery”

  2. Amen!!!! So thankful!!!! What a blessing!! May he continue to recover beautifully!!! Love you all🤗🥰✝️🛐

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  5. Such good news!!! Much prayer today and in the future. Jackie

    Dr. Jacqueline J. Glenny Professor of Communication University of Northwestern – St. Paul 3003 Snelling Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55113 651.631.5257 – office

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  6. So so happy to hear! Our family has been praying and we’ll continue to pray for these specific requests. ❤️❤️ Lindsay Sent from my iPhone

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  8. Praising God for the great results. Praying for Amos and you guys tomorrow as you await the MRI results. The Lord is faithful! Let’s go Amos! You and the Lord got this.

    Pastor Dave Kirk, Grace Community Church, North Liberty, IA.

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  15. Glad, glad hearts in Cambridge – continuing to thank God and praying for his sustaining for you all! Much love from Elspeth, Darren, Jonathan and Hannah (Coult)

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  17. Thank you Jesus for having you hand on Amos and the doctors! Praying for a good night and amazing results. And prayers for family too.

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  18. We so glad to hear this news. Our continued prayers are with you all. Aunt Jan & Uncle Mike. XOXOXO

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  27. Praise God!!! We had been praying for many things, including no posterior fossa syndrome. We will continue to pray for his recovery, ultimate healing and for the Lord to shower you with comfort and grace for each day.

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  30. Praise be to God – we rejoice with you over the outcome of the surgery! May Amos have a speedy recovery!

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  31. We have been praying for the favor of the Lord to rest upon all of you and that He would hold you fast. He has graciously answered these prayers. Will continue to lift Amos up to the Lord.

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  35. We are praising God here in Chowchilla. Thank you for the update. May our precious Lord continue to

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  38. Praise good for a successful surgery! We will continue to pray for Amos’ recovery.

    Vicky and Pancho

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  39. Thank you.praising the Lord with you and thanking Him for Amos and his family!!! For some reason I’ve not been receiving your mail. It’s good to be in the loop again. Lovingly, glenn

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  40. What wonderful news! Continuing to pray for strength for you all. He’s a fighter! Sending love, The Gamlers

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  47. What an amazing update to wake up to, such good news! Praising God as I type! Will keep praying xxx

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