5 PM Update on Joey Keller

I just got a message from Nick updating us on Joey.

After a long day of surgery, Nick said Joey made it through very well. They got 98% of the tumor on the brain. The Doctor felt really good about it, Nick said.

Joey's tumor is called a "Medulloblastoma" which is a rapidly growing form of cancer, but that type of cancer also responds very well to Chemotherapy so that too is a good sign.

Nick said that when Joey woke up, the nurses told him that he was alert and wanting to talk and even asked, "Is it over?" Which again, we're taking as a good sign.

All in all, Nick and Elizabeth are feeling good about it and in Nick's words, "I think we've got a statistical fighting chance on this one."

They are anxious to see Joey and be with him obviously and will report later tonight.

Thanks you all for praying. Let's keep praying for recovery and for the radiation treatments to keep working on the spinal cord.

Thanks,

Matt Keller