Good morning! I just wanted to update you all in hopes that you would help us in praying for Ryan's younger brother Shane. In the past couple of weeks, he has found out that he needs to have open heart surgery to replace his aortic valve. He is 25 years old! So, this has been quite a shock and such big decisions for Shane and Jody to make. He just found out that he has a bicuspid aortic valve (which means he has 2 flaps when most people have 3). Anyways, one of those flaps is leaking severely so he needs to have heart surgery most likely the first week in February. The hospital stay is a week long with a 6 week recovery time off of work. They are trying to decide if he needs a mechanical valve, pig valve, or a ross procedure done. So many tough decisions to make for the newlyweds! So, if you could please pray for them as they make these decisions and go through this major surgery and recovery, that would be MUCH appreciated. I know that we couldn't have gotten through our first year without your prayers so please pray for Shane and Jody if you think of it! THANK YOU!
But I do just have to share how faithful God has been already through this whole process with Shane. There are numerous ways that we have already seen His faithfulness and grace.
1 - The fact that we were even able to find out that Shane had something going on with his heart instead of finding out "the hard way."
2 - The fact that when Shane was little, he always preferred sports like golf instead of cross country. :) This protected him in the long run!
3 - The fact that Shane married a NURSE who discovered that Shane had a weird heart beat and then made him go to the Dr.! I know that I would never know if Ryan had an off heart beat so I think that Jody literally saved his life. And I'm just amazed at how God works!
4 - The timing of this all. It is so great that Shane is married now, that he wasn't going through this when I had just brought the triplets home (as that would be a LOT for Mom and Dad Dooyema to handle), and that he'll be recovering during March Madness. :)
God has been protecting Shane in so many ways and we trust that He will carry him through now these next few months too. Thanks for listening and thank you in advance for praying for him!
I caught Hailey giving away all of her cheerios. No wonder Addy weighs 2 more pounds!
3 comments:
That video is adorable! They already know their manners and sharing! :) We're all thinking about and praying for Shane.
Lindsey Bobier
First of all the girls are hilarious!! I cannot get enough of them. We will definitely be praying for Uncle Shane and the family. As you said Praise the Lord for his timing and the many blessings surrounding the situation! It is also wonderful that he is young and very healthy because recovery will not be nearly as bad for him! He has a strong healthy heart :) Keep us posted
tatum
Hey Shelly! We will be praying for Shane. Just thought I would let you know that one of our best friends (who is 29) just had the ross procedure before Thanksgiving. He struggled with all the different options and finally decided on the ross procedure. Shane may be connected with people already, but if he is interested in connecting with our friend TJ, let me know.
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