9/18 msg from Anneke

took me 2 hours to get to UCLA Med Center this morning. Waited all day only to have Joey's surgery bumped back twice so he is re-scheduled for tomorow(this will be surgery #5). Still leaking spinal fluid from that same awful tear. They will be trying another repair, still some more exploratory stuff since the mri seems to be "inconclusive" whatever that means. It means they still can't figure it out. So while in there tomorrow they will put in a semi permanent shunt (sp?) so that even if the leak doesn't stop he may be able to come home sooner. My mom is leaving Sept 28, my sister (who is a doctor of Physical Therapy) will be coming in from NY on Sept 29 for a week, my brother will be here sometime soon after my sister leaves.To my mom and dad, Stephanie and Mark, Discovery church, my life group, all the pastors and friends, meal makers, my cursillo firends, St. Francis parishioners, DR buddies...everyone, you know who you are.. words could never express my gratitude for your prayers and support.loveanneke