A Tearful But Joyous Wow!!!

You all remember Aubrey? I wrote about her in February. She is Mike's first cousin once removed (that means she's his cousin, Michelle's, daughter). Anyway, she has been battling liver cancer that was diagnosed about 2 weeks before her first birthday. Now, she's about 15 months old and has a CANCER FREE liver!!! And that's a WOW! I cried when I heard the news Saturday that they had been called to the hospital because a liver had become available. I can't even imagine the emotions of the immediate family. I'm so thrilled for them. So, it's tears of joy but also tears of sadness for a family in Philadelphia who has loved and lost someone so precious who was able to leave behind this gift for Aubrey.

So, Aubrey received a liver transplant in the wee hours of Saturday night and into Sunday morning. She's been recovering well and faster than anticipated which will hopefully cut her previously expected 1 month hospital stay down to only 3 weeks. Prayers are still needed to make sure her body continues to accept this new liver. Previous CAT scans reveleaed that the cancer was contained to the liver, so by taking out the liver and giving her a new one, it would seem that the Bowden family has kicked the cancer out!!!! They will give Aubrey a few more rounds of chemo just to be sure that they got it all, but they could be nearing the end of a bumpy, exhausting road.

Keep praying for them. God Bless.