

| Subject: | Re: Surgery |
| From: | Stephen Wisthoff |
| Date: | Thu, 14 Jun 2001 06:45:11 -0500 |
Alex is in my prayers. Steve Rico Dagastino wrote: > Please forgive me if this is off topic. My daughter, Alex, who is eight > years old, will be entering Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis > tomorrow for surgery. She is having a choledochal-jejunostomy roux-en-y, in > which the bile duct is removed and replaced with a section of the small > bowel. This is to correct a problem with her bile duct which predisposes her > to inflammation of the liver and carries a greatly increased risk of cancer > as the years pass. We would appreciate your prayers for Alex, Dr. Davidoff, > the surgeon, and for a speedy recovery. Thanks > > Rico Dagastino > Munford, TN.
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