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Fair sat up in a chair for 5 hours yesterday. It was not easy and she had to fight through pain to do it but she prevailed. Fair is determined to do whatever is needed to ensure a speedy recovery from her surgery. Fair is ready to finish her fight strong. Thanks for being withContinue reading “June 11th 12:00 PM update”

Fair had a pretty good day yesterday after her pain was managed in the morning. Some challenges she is dealing with are not being allowed to eat and drink and her throat being sore from all the coughing and the larger breathing tube that was used for this surgery. Fair’s digestion took awhile to workContinue reading “June 10th 3:30AM update”

Fair coughed all night and it kept her awake and caused a lot of discomfort. Coughing is expected after this type of surgery but it’s a tough thing to work through. Medication and breathing treatments were given to minimize the coughing but nothing really worked till this morning. As the anesthesia wore off this morningContinue reading “June 9th update 10:30 AM”

Naturally Fair is feeling pretty miserable right now. She is hooked up to a lot more stuff than the last times and the surgery was more invasive than previous surgeries. Thankfully she is sleeping a lot as the anesthesia continues to wear off. She said she is glad the surgery is done. She is especiallyContinue reading “Surgery day update 8:15 PM”

4:00 PM The cancer is gone! The surgeon told me the surgery was a success. All of the cancer was removed without additional surgery to the heart or airways being needed. Fairlight’s body responded well to her lung being removed. She will wake up in an hour or so. I’ll give an update on howContinue reading “Successful surgery!”

Everything is going well. The surgery might continue for several more hours. I’ll keep you posted.

Fair had a great attitude going into surgery this morning. The information given to her pre-op was somewhat overwhelming but she worked through her anxiousness and concern with the help of encouragement from her family. Fair has a warrior’s spirit while keeping a beautiful smile and positive attitude toward life. She is in the rightContinue reading “Surgery day update 8:50 AM”

Fair caught a stomach virus on the 21st, and it really set her back. She has been feeling very weak since then and has been struggling to eat and exercise. Because Fair needs to be strong for this surgery, it has been rescheduled for June 8 giving her enough time to recover from the virus.Continue reading “May 24 update”

My apologies for taking so long to post an update. Fair’s surgery is officially scheduled for May 28. Fair has been doing a great job preparing by doing what she needs to gain weight and strengthen her left lung. She has been going to physical therapy the past few weeks. It has been recommended andContinue reading “Fair’s surgery is officially scheduled”