April 28th,

     Over the last few days, Christy and Jason have made their final decisions about surgery and treatment.  I am sure it is a relief for them to have a plan and just start walking down that path.  She is scheduled for surgery on Thursday, April 30th, and will hopefully come home from the hospital the following day.

     Jason's parents, Dan and Patty Currie, along with my mom, Patty Den Hartog, will be in town to be with her at the hospital and to help take care of the kids.  

     Christy would like to continue extending her heartfelt thank you for all of your prayers and generosity.  Her and Jason have been so humbled by others' concern and selflessness.  THANK YOU!  I, Karen, also want to thank everyone who has given so much to the fundraising yard sale that I plan to have on Saturday for her here in Virginia.  My house is overflowing with donations, and I am so excited for this sale.  A week ago I had a stack of 6 boxes that I was going to sell of my own things for the yard sale to raise money for Christy's care.  I prayed over those 6 boxes and I asked God to multiply them and to bless this fundraiser.  Well, here I am, blown away by the generosity of God's people.  I even have two more van loads to go pick up today!

     I will continue to post updates as they come in; be sure to check back on Thursday to see how her surgery went.

Thank you!

Karen