The Struggle Has Ended

Greg Hewlett passed away on January 17th after nearly eight years of battling colon cancer. While we grieve his loss, we are comforted to know that he is with his Lord.

If you would like to leave your thoughts on Greg, please see this thread.

If you would like to make a charitable donation in Greg's honor, please see this thread.

Friday, March 23, 2007

Surgery complete

Greg's surgery is complete - they got going right away at 7:45 and finished around 9am.

The doctor described it as very routine, and said it went well.

There were 4 lesions, but they did not have to remove very much lung tissue at all - his lunch lung capacity should still be very good.

Greg is now recovering, and so far all is well. Since Greg did so well last time, the doctor does not expect to have any problems, so they are hoping he will be able to get out quickly.

Praise God, they got everything they know about at this time.

18 comments:

Scott Rogers said...

Thanks for the update.

Andrew said...

nice. good to hear he will still have the same lunch capacity. maybe i'll take him out to lunch

Skip Keeter said...

Thanks for the update. Good news!

Don and Joyce Campbell said...

Praise God! that's wonderful news! You would think the cancer would get a clue and give it up -

Bud and Suzanne Hopkins said...

We are very happy everything went so well. Greg has a wonderful constitution and a faith that would rival anyone. We are awed by that!

Jim and Coco said...

God Bless.... We continue to pray for all of you!!

Mollie Simpson said...

Thank you so much for the update. Greg has been an inspiration to me as he was to my son. God bless.

Carl said...

Thank You Lord

David & Liliya said...

Praise the Lord!!! We will continue to pray for a quick recovery!

Richard Steenson said...

Don and Joyce - I love that comment about the cancer getting a clue by now.
While none of us know for sure what's God's purpose is for putting Greg through so many trials, we have to agree that Greg has been a testament of faith and an inspiration to many.

Denise said...

Thanks for the latest news. We will continue to pray.

John & Debbie said...

Thank you very much for the update. The Lord has answered all our prayers once again!!

sarah & family said...

Wonderful news! We are thrilled to hear that it went so well.

Willeyne Berger said...

We KD's here have been planning our summer outing with our husband's the second week in July. You'll be perfect by then so maybe your parents can come. We did all the planning just today and so all our prayers have come your way today. Also to Christine. Willeyne Berger

James Williams said...

Praise God from whom ALL Blessings flow. May the Lord's blessing continue to flow your way.
Jim Williams

Wayne said...

This is wonderful news. Thanks for the update, Mark.

Bud and Eunice Wallar said...

Wonderful news Greg. We keep up with your reports and think of you and your parents often. You are an inspiration to all of us. We send our love to you and your parents as well ( and hope to see them this summer).
Bud and Eunice Wallar

Wendy and Jackie said...

We are glad to hear things have gone well so far, Greg. It sounds like you have not experienced the pain you did last time (so far) which is fantastic. We are thinking of you and we wish for continuing recovery for both you and Christine.
Wendy Knebel and Jackie Niedentohl