Dr. Chiu daughter(Nia)'s letter

Hi Family,

I've requested Dad's assistant to put y'all on mom's prayer email list.  I hope you will be able to get updates.  Mom & Dad are already down in SoCal.  They had some pre-operative appointments.  Seems like they'll need to cut part of her thigh this time instead of the stomach for the brain surgery.  And they'll need to make some incisions in the back of the neck too.  I don't know how many hours this surgery will take but the last one took 15 hours with her face peeled back, skull sawed open & doctors working on removing the tumor. It was a miracle that she's alive & there's no major side effects from the surgery. This time there will be a team of 5 doctors (including a hematologist, anesthesiologist, ear-nose-throat specialist, plastic surgeon & surgeon) working to remove a 6? x 9 cm tumor. They can only remove part of it & the remaining may be treated by proton therapy. Please pray that God will spare her life & that the surgery will be successful with no side effects.  Caleb will be going down this weekend & I am planning to fly down next Wed. for a day & again the weekend after the operation.  Please pray that Dad & Caleb can find a place to stay close by for ease of taking care of Mom.

The urgent prayer request is actually for Josh.  He was sitting in class today when he felt that his lung collapsed again (4th time?).  He hasn't checked into the hospital yet.  He feels that this is a spiritual attack due to mom's upcoming surgery.  He plans to wait it out tonight to see if he'll feel better tomorrow.  If not, he will go into the hospital in the morning.

We covet your prayers for our family.

Thanks,

Nia