Val’s culture came back from the fluid around the expander showing infection. For the medical folks specifically “gram negative rods”. This particular infection is a little bugger and very difficult to get cleaned off the expander.
With that news, we made the decision with her docs to pull the expander. It will be permanently removed and we will restart the reconstruction process after the chemo treatments are all completed.
Val and I are doing good with the decision and have peace having some specific next steps. We are definitely learning to look at the path forward but only take one step at a time, leaning hard on our Lord.
The kids are doing good with having Mom gone but we are all ready for her to be home. It may be possible we get discharged tomorrow!
We had the kids up last night for several hours, getting some finals studying done along with some bill paying. It was good being together just doing normal stuff.
The Gordon Family Site 
Yeah! I love it when a plan comes together. Sounds like God is still in charge!
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Your family are rock stars in Christ! Thanks for continuing to share your journey with us, we are praying for you all continually.
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Well Val, if you get stuck there again tonight, Paul and I could stop up to help you prank the nurses. We don’t want you to be bored 🙂 I love seeing pictures of you. Thanks for sharing your journey dear friend!
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Love the pics! Especially of her as a working mom – laying the hospital bed with a boat load of paperwork surrounding her #supermom! Ask Sam when he is going to become a yoga instructor. I would be interested in taking his class. Love you guys!!
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So happy to hear she will be home soon!
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Hi Marc and Val,
I stopped by this evening about 5:45 but didn’t find you in the room. Just wanted you to know that we are praying for you. A group of us pray together on Wednesday nights. We had a focused time of prayer for you tho week.
Jeanne Sent from my Windows Phone ________________________________
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Hi my lake neighbor friends! I’ve been following your blog for a little over a week now thanks to Jodi sharing the news. Sending love, prayers, and healing thoughts from your next door pirate friends. Jake has his final final exam today and our house was strewn with papers and study poses too last night! Thank you for sharing updates and pics. We’re officially moving in today and hope to give you all the annual welcome to summer hug soon, until then…here’s a virtual hug…X!
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Praying for you Val & your family. Good to see you still have your beautiful smile. Hope you get home real soon.
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