Arrival

  Well, we've finally arrived in Memphis to begin treatment on Tzadok's tumor. The day was first marked by dropping three of our other boys off with some friends of the family. This was especially challenging because our boys have never been away from us longer than a day at a time and they will have to stay with our friends for over a week. It's going to be very difficult, but we keep reminding ourselves this is necessary for Tzadok. When we arrived at St. Jude our first visit was not as smooth as expected, there was plenty of miscommunication between our situation and the nurses. We got to our room late and had some issues over the use of our food voucher card, but overall there was a very sweet nurse that went above and beyond to make sure we learned our way around. It still feels very surreal that our son is about to undergo brain surgery; however, when it comes to the precious life of one of your little ones our personal preference must be left at the door and the Father must lead us in what is best for him. We have taken comfort with the fact that the Father is in control of this situation, and overall, our first day has been one of peace in the knowledge that we are in the best hospital in the world for Tzadok. Please continue to keep us in your prayers, it has been a comfort for Tzadok and ourselves. Zephaniah is sleeping and Tzadok just fell asleep because Rachel was scratching his back. It has been a blessed evening. We have a very busy day tomorrow but we will update everyone after the appointments are finished for the day.