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Thursday, April 3, 2008

Surgery successful

A brief update (this is Nathan's dad Rick)...
We were notified at 6:30 that the surgery was complete and just had a conversation with the surgeon. It was a difficult surgery due to the extent of Tricia's disease, but she is now in ICU and we should be able to see her soon.

Nate will update later.

477 comments:

  1. I'm so thankful!! I didn't sleep much last night thinking about the surgery and praying!

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  2. I am so happy Tricia got her lungs. I will be praying for a fast recovery

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  3. I pray things went very well with the surgery. In our prayers daily.

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  4. Singing praises - and praying for recovery!

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  5. Thank God!!! Y'all get some rest!

    Continuing to pray for you all and hugs,
    Marissa

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  6. Wonderful news! Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

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  7. Praise God! What an awesome day for your family!!!

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  8. Praise the Lord!! Still praying.

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  9. Sigh of relief!!! Thank you, Rick, for posting this morning. I'm sure it has been a very long night for all of you (and most of us onlookers, too) Give Nathan a squeeze for us! Looking forward to the next update...

    refreshing in ohio

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  10. WONDERFUL news! Praise God- my prayers are with you all.

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  11. Thank you for keeping us all posted. Now the next set of prayers begins!

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  12. Also, I didn't get much sleep either. I kept tossing and turning, and waking up every few hours to check for your updates!

    With you in thoughts and heart,
    Marissa

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  13. Praying here in Texas for a miraculous recovery

    J. Drake

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  14. Thank you for the update. Prayers continuing.

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  15. That is such great news! Stay strong! Thank you for updating all of us, so so many of us, we have been looking forward to hearing these news. Go Tricia!

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  16. Amen to all the prayers!

    Here's to a speedy recovery...:)

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  17. Fantastic news! I'm so pleased that everything has gone well so far. Keeping you all and the donor and their family in my prayers.
    xxx

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  18. i am so happy to hear tricia is out.sending hugs to all of you and gentle hugs to tricia and little hug for gwyneth xxx

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  19. PRAISE THE LORD, very great news

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  20. Praise the Lord. We'll certainly keep praying, and look forward to the next update.

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  21. Thank You Lord! Continued prayers for all of you.

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  22. Thank you for updating ... I was sure we were going to put "blogger" on the fritz checking in constantly! You all are still in our prayers!

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  23. PRAISE GOD!!!!! I know it was an incredibly long night for all of you in the waiting room. I hope that you can get some rest today..

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  24. Yeah!!! So happy to have an update! Praying for yours and the donor's families!

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  25. So HAPPY to hear! Congrats to you Tricia on your first day with CF free lungs! WHOOOHOOOO! Praying for a speedy recovery!

    Lisa

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  26. Praise God! I have tears of thanksgiving for all of you. May Tricia's healings exceed all expectations!

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  27. Praise God that she made it through the surgery. I pray that her recovery is uneventful! Thank you for the update!

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  28. THANK YOU GOD!!! My 12 year old son asked me AS SOON as he got up this morning if the surgery was done. Before I could tell him there was no update yet, he says to me: Well, I know she did fine because I prayed about it and she's going to do just fine! How 'bout that for the faith of a child!!! Still praying...Much love - Bamagirl!!!

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  29. amazing news

    still praying hard for the donor family in what is no doubt dark hours for them, I am sure that the fact their loved one has given such a great gift to a much loved wonderful person like Tricia will be a great comfort to them some day

    hoping you all can get some rest now and Tricia recovers well from the surgery

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  30. Glad to hear she made it through! She is one strong woman :) Praying for you all continuously each day.

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  31. Praise God! Thank you Jesus! I am so relieved. Thanks for the update.

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  32. Praise God! So glad to hear it. Couldn't wait to get up this morning to check.

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  33. Fabulous news. What a wonderful morning it must be in NC.

    Praying for a safe and speedy recovery.

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  34. THANK GOD!! and thank you for letting us know! I'll now pray for a swift and uneventful recovery!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL

    Jamie in Texas

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  35. Praise the Lord! We will continue praying. Thank you for the update.

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  36. Praise the Father! This was being posted as I was down on my knees praying . . . AMEN!

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  37. WHEW! That was a LONG night for all of us! Ecstatic to hear that Tricia's surgery was successful.

    Thank you, God!!!

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  38. Got up early to check...prayed every time I woke up during the night.

    Still praying.

    Karen in TN

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  39. Amazing news!!!!!!!!
    Praise God!!!!!!!

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  40. What a birthday present to Nate, his wife's new lungs. I checked periodically through the night and am thrilled with the latest post. Thanks for the updates, we are still praying.

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  41. I am just getting caught up after not being online yesterday and am so thankful that things are going well! Praise Jesus! Looking forward to the wake up.

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  42. Praising God with the multitudes!!!!!

    Thank you for the update. We will continue to pray.

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  43. Fantastic news! Praying for a quick and complication-free recovery for Tricia, and continued prayers for everybody involved.

    -Stephany

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  44. AWESOME NEWS! Gets some rest..you have so much to look foward to!

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  45. Praise God! We are rejoicing with you!!!

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  46. Praise God!

    Still praying for all in Atlanta.

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  47. God is good!!!!!!!!! Yeah GoD!!!

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  48. I'm so thankful. I actually dreamed about it last night. I will be praying for a fast recovery and a quick discharge date for both Tricia and Gwyneth.

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  49. Praising God for His wondrous works. Amen!

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  50. Praying for a speedy recovery and for all three to go home very soon!

    Praying for peace and rest as well!

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  51. Praises and prayers still going up in St. Louis. Praise God. His love endures forever.

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  52. Thanks be to God. Praying for strength for all of you, but especially Tricia, that she recovers quickly and is healthy enough to take Gwyneth home with Nate sooner rather than later.

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  53. Praise God for this wonderful news! I can't wait to hear the full update.

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  54. Oh Thank you God.....are continued prayers are with you all...

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  55. what wonderful news! praying for a speedy recovery!

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  56. The Master Physician is Great! God Bless and Grand Recovery for your entire family.

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  57. Praise God! Thanks so much for the update!

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  58. Oh happy day! What an amazing update!

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  59. Thank God! Still holding the whole family in our prayers.

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  60. Thank you our wonderful God and great surgical team. Prayers going up for Trica for a good recovery.

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  61. PRAISE THE LORD!!

    have been praying and will continue to!!!

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  62. See God does answer prayers. I'm so glad to hear the great news! I had a feeling all this week that she was going to get her new lungs. I will definitly keep you all and the donor family in my prayers.

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  63. Yay...we are all cheering here!!!! Big sigh of relief. So so happy for all of you.

    Love from Mi

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  64. Praise God!!!!!!!! He is an on time God! Praying for great recovery..

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  65. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
    Praying for a quick, easy recovery!

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  66. That's great news! We look forward to hearing more updates as you are able!

    God is good!

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  67. I will continue to keep Tricia in my prayers throughout the day.

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  68. PRAISE THE LORD!!! Praying for a full & speedy recovery, and that you,Tricia, & your beautiful baby girl, will soon be back home sleeping in your own beds. God is good!

    God Bless
    Julie ~ aka sleepless in IL. :-)

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  69. PRAISE GOD FOR THE BREATH OF LIFE! Thank You Father, Your grace has been sufficient. You carried them through the wait and Father I ask that You continue to sustain these new lungs and cause them to fully function within her body. LORD, protect her from infections and continue to give a watchful spirit to those caring for her. THANK YOU LORD for the family who chose to extend the life of their loved one through this gift of life. We give You praise for this miracle! In Jesus name, AMEN

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  70. Praise the Lord! Bless those doctors!

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  71. Praying for healing and for complete acceptance of the lungs. Rejoicing with you that the surgery is complete.

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  72. Praise God!!!

    What a momentous day.

    Praying for a speedy recovery for Tricia.

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  73. thank you so much for the update. What fantastic news!

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  74. Prayers of thanksgiving going up for a successful surgery. How wonderful.

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  75. What a Blessing. You be reassured that the Donor is looking from above and saying, "Yes, this is why I signed my donor card". Continued prayers for you and the donor's families.
    God's Blessings

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  76. Thank goodness. I was up every hour checking in. I'm so happy for your family!

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  77. Thank you for taking a minute out from your special family time right now, to give us an update! Praising God for all that He has given overnight! Will continue to pray in this critical time ahead!

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  78. I'm glad to hear Tricia has new lungs!!! YEAH!!!!!! Now praying for a quick recovery. Rick thanks for keeping us updated. (Your AWESOME)Tell Nate to hang in there and try and get some rest. I will continue to pray for all of you.

    Megan

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  79. Thank you Jesus!

    Let the healing begin!

    still praying for all!

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  80. Praise the Lord! We will continue to pray for her recovery!

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  81. Wonderful news! Still praying for everyone all around....

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  82. God is spectacular! Praying now for a fast recovery. I hope that you all enjoy this wonderful day together.

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  84. Praise the Lord! Will be praying for her recovery. Thanks for keeping us updated.

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  85. Wonderful news! Still praying for everyone all around....

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  86. Hallelujah! Let's keep the power of prayer going for her speedy recovery....

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  87. I am so happy Tricia got her lungs. We are praying for a fast recovery. I have been a silent reader of your blog for several months now and your story has touched my heart. I grew up in Roxboro, NC and went to college in Raleigh (Meredith) but now live in MD. Duke is the best place for Tricia and I hope she is back on her feet able to enjoy all the wonderful things motherhood has to offer soon! -Jill

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  88. PRAISE GOD from whom all blessings flow!
    Continuing to pray as she breaths with those new lungs! Also continuing to pray for your entire family, and the donors family.
    Blessings-Andie

    (This is amazing, I was commenting on the last post, read a few of the other comments, and then came back to the blog and there were over 100 comments on this new post in the 5-10 minutes I was reading other comments...amaing)

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  89. I am so happy Tricia got her lungs. We are praying for a fast recovery. I have been a silent reader of your blog for several months now and your story has touched my heart. I grew up in Roxboro, NC and went to college in Raleigh (Meredith) but now live in MD. Duke is the best place for Tricia and I hope she is back on her feet able to enjoy all the wonderful things motherhood has to offer soon! -Jill

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  90. PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!! Continued prayers!

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  91. PRAISE GOD, PRAYING HARD FOR HEALING, HANG IN THERE FAMILY! LOVE TO YOU ALL.

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  92. What a relief to hear she's still with us! Now we move to pray for her as these next 48 hrs are so incredibly critical. Hang in there, Nathan. You're doing a great job with all of this!

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  93. Thanks for the update! Praise the Lord for more answered prayer!! We will now pray for healing and rest for Tricia and all of you who have had a VERY long night.

    Love to you all!

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  94. I checked as soon as I got up. When I saw that surgery was done, this hymn immediately popped into my head. Giving thanks and praying now for the recovery process!

    Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices,
    Who wondrous things has done, in Whom this world rejoices;
    Who from our mothers’ arms has blessed us on our way
    With countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.

    O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us,
    With ever joyful hearts and blessèd peace to cheer us;
    And keep us in His grace, and guide us when perplexed;
    And free us from all ills, in this world and the next!

    All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given;
    The Son and Him Who reigns with Them in highest Heaven;
    The one eternal God, whom earth and Heaven adore;
    For thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore.

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  95. Still praying for a quick recovery. Praise god everything went well.

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  96. Thank you, Lord!!
    Thanks for the update Mr. Rick!! You've calmed us all...

    Praying for a speedy recovery...

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  97. Praying Praying Praying!!!! PTL!

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  98. PTL!!! Happy to see this update :) Praying for recovery and healing!

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  99. Hallelujah!! That is great news. I have been waiting, and checking and rechecking, hoping for an update before I leave for work.

    I will keep you all in my prayers today! I hope it's a great day!!

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  100. How wonderful!!!
    We will continue to pray for your family and Tricia's recovery.

    God Bless Tricia's donor...

    HUGS!
    Beth

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  101. PRAISE BR TO GOD!!! HE is awesome!!! Congrats Tricia on the new lungs. Can't wait to see new lung Tricia pics!!!

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  102. Thank God for the new lungs and for giving Tricia the strength to make it thru the surgery. I will continue to pray for her to keep up her strength and to have a speedy recovery. If anyone can get thru this, Tricia can.

    I'm praying for Nate and Gwyneth as well.

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  103. PRAISE GOD
    prayers continue for Tricia and your family.
    Cindy

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  104. Thank you LORD!!!!! Hey Nathan,
    This is a birthday present that will never be topped. This is an amazing life we live.
    Tricia, YOU are TOPS in my book. Fight the fight to recover and get well. I feel a celebration coming on.
    Lord please pour your peace and blessing on the donor family.

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  105. Our prayers are with you and your family. I think I may have slept 2 hours overnight. I believe I can honestly say that the entire night shift in the NICU where I work have had you in their thoughts tonight.

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  106. Oh! Praise God! Nate, the amount of people refreshing this page is astounding. How powerful is the body of Christ in Him! I will continue to pray for a speedy and easy recovery. Awesome, Awesome, Awesome God.

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  107. Wonderful news
    My thoughts are still with you all

    Looking forward to the next update

    Marjolein

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  108. All Praise and Glory to the Lord Our God for what he has given to Tricia!

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  109. Thank the Lord. Praying for an excellent recovery. Bless you all.

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  110. God Bless, !!!What wonderful news.

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  111. I thought about you guys all night. Praying for a swift recovery.

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  112. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!
    The Rinns

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  113. Thank God! I thought about you guys ALL night long!

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  114. Praise the Lord for more answered prayers -- God is so good!!!! Thank you to Nathan's Dad, Rick, for updating! We will continue to pray without ceasing for Tricia's speedy recovery.

    Love,
    Rob, Amy, Emily, and Ryan Farrell

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  115. As I sit here, I thought I should say Happy ReBirthday of sorts to Tricia. This is the beginning of a new life for her. So yesterday was Nathan's turn and today, HAPPY REBIRTHDAY TRICIA!!! We are all so proud of you.

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  116. Yes! Praise the Lord! It is raining in Nashville this morning. I expect to see a rainbow this afternoon, just for Tricia. Leigh Ann

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  117. What a great way to wake up this morning! Praying for a smooth transition for Tricia and her new lungs.

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  118. Thanks Rick, you guys have been in our prayers. I'm sure there are 1,000's praying!

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  119. I fell asleep praying for Tricia and everyone surrounding her last night and I woke up to find out that today our prayers seem to be answered! God bless all of you and know that people all over the world are thinking of you and singing God's praises!!!!

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  120. What a wonderful update! Praise God!

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  121. Tricia, youfight hard to get better quick. You've got some catching up to do with your sweet little angel Gwyneth and with Nate. You have made soo many friends out here that love you and your family.
    I'm going to take a quick nap and I hope you do the same Nate. What a birthday gift!!! Hug everyone all around for me please. And have someone give YOU one from me also. I'm so happy for you all!
    GOD BLESS EACH AND EVErYONE OF YOU!!
    Jamie in Texas

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  122. God is so good isn't He?!? I'm praying for you guys!

    ~Christy~

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  123. I am so relieved that the surgery was a success. I hope Tricia has a speedy recovery and that the new lungs allow her to do all the things she hasn't been able to do for so long.

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  124. Nate, some of my friends met me at the door of the school hugging, praising and crying. Your family has touched our campus!
    Bonnie

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  125. Thank you Gog, I know you are right there with her all this journey. I didnt sleep at all last night woke up everyhour. I am so excited and thrilled and cant wait for you all to be able to see her!!

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  126. Yay!

    Continued prayers for her as she is healing.

    (((((Nate, Tricia, Gwyneth)))))

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  127. Praise the Lord! We are continuing to pray for the hours ahead, as she recovers. What an awesome God we have!

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  128. Praise the Lord! We're still praying that everything will go well with recovery.

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  129. Praise God for all that is happening in Tricia's life right now. Also Praise God for the heroic family who chose donation in the midst of their pain and tragedy. May God Bless all of you.

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  130. Thank you so much for updating us.
    Praising God that the surgery was successful and continuing to pray for a quick recovery with no complications for Tricia.

    Blessings!
    Amy in Oregon

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  131. Thank goodness. I was worried all night,sleeping fitfully. God is good, as we already knew.

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  132. Praise the Lord! You will continue to be in my prayers all day.

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  133. That is wonderful news. God is in Control and he will bring Tricia comfort. She is so lucky to have millions praying for her and her family. I am praying!
    Alison in TN

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  134. AMEN ! ! !
    Praise God, been a long time coming but all in His good timing. God is good..All the time
    Was up and down all night checking, praying, crying, praying some more. Those poor Docs must be exhausted, as well as family.Barb Nower in New York
    Still knitting and Crocheting

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  135. I was nervous to open this blog this morning...I'm so glad it was a success thus far. Many prayers are still going your way. God Bless.

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  136. Thank You, Lord! I know Tricia has a long road of recovery ahead of her, but at least she has a road. We will pray her through each step of the way.
    Love and best wishes to the whole "hole" crew,
    Jessica in VB

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  137. That is GREAT!!! I have been waiting all night for this news... Truly happy for you all and have tears of happiness.. Praying for a great recovery and that it only gets better for you all from here!

    In my prayers!
    Angela

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  138. Such a praise!! I will continue to pray for Tricia and her recovery. Praying also for some peace for Nate so that he can get some rest. Praying for continued growth and health for Gwyneth.

    Hooray for lungs! Thank you God!!

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  139. "Blessed Savior, I thank you that this operation is safely past, and now I rest in your abiding presence, relaxing every tension, releasing every care and anxiety, receiving more and more of your healing life into every part of my being. In moments of pain I turn to you for strength, in times of loneliness I feel your loving nearness. Grant that your life and love and joy may flow through me for the healing of others in your name". Amen.

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  140. That's just awesome! So relieved! GO TRICIA YOU ROCK!!!!

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  141. Yeah! Here's to a speedy recovery.

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  142. Yeah - Praying for a wonderful recovery.

    Myra

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  143. Praying for a quick, uneventful recovery!

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  144. The power of prayer is amazing!
    Let us continue to pray for a quick recovery, free of infection, so that Tricia, Nate and baby Gwyneth can go home and begin their new life's together!

    -Andrea in China

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  145. Like thousands of others, I've been praying for Tricia during the night and waiting to hear the wonderful news that the surgery is over!

    Thank you for the early morning post!

    Our prayers will continue.

    Thank God, and hope all of you can take a deep sigh and get some rest.

    Thanks for sharing and allowing us to be part of this incredible experience.

    Love to all.

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  146. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers. Wishing you all some rest and a fast recovery for Tricia. Your amazing people.

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  147. Yahoo! Please take care of each other at this time! Know that we are praying for ALL of you! Wonderful! Thank you for sharing your lives with us.

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  148. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!!!

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  149. Thank you for the update!!
    I'm so glad to hear Tricia is out of surgery! I prayed for her before I went to sleep that night! With the army praying for her around the world, I'm sure prayers for an uneventful recovery will be answered, as all other prayers for her (and Gwyneth) have been answered thus far!

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  150. Thank the Lord!!!!!!! I have been checking all morning. I am so happy for Tricia...prayers will continue for her recovery.

    Jen

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  151. Thank you for the update. I know lots of people are breathing a sigh of relief and praising God! Can you imagine what it must sound like to Him? Thousands of people praying in one accord over the past several hours for Tricia's surgery and now thousands of people rejoicing in one accord for the success...

    Will continue to pray!
    Melissa

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  152. I have been following your story for about 2 months now. I'm so thankful for this news! May Jesus be with you. You have an amazing family and I have enjoyed watching your little girl grow!

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  153. Delurking to say I have been and will continue to be praying for you all.

    -t

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