Well, he didn’t hate me, but he lost it when I put that backless gown on him!  Marlon’s surgery went very well.  It was difficult to explain to him what was about to happen, but he did better than I would have done.  Dr. Parsons was incredible.  He prayed with Marlon before the surgery and even came in on his day off to do the surgery!  Terry Jordan, Marlon’s audiologist was with us and helped comfort him before and after the surgery.

A couple weeks before surgery I would ask him occasionally to breathe through his nose.  It was extremely difficult for him and sounded like someone sucking air through a straw that was being pinched off.  After the surgery Dr. Parsons said that Marlon’s adenoids were so big that they had forked and were growing into his nasal passages!  When we got home and he became coherent, I asked him to breathe through his nose.  When he drew air in his eyes widened and a huge grin came across his face.  It was like, “I’ve never done that before!”  Later that afternoon I asked him to do it again and as he expelled the air he said, “aaahhh.”

On Wednesday, I’ll head back to Honduras with Marlon.  I have mixed emotions about it!  We still don’t have his hearing aids and are exploring options to move the mountains to get him back for more hearing treatment.  I’ll write more on that later . . . .