Houston: Day 1

First of all, when I wrote my post yesterday I didn't realize it would be spread throughout so quickly! Thank you all for taking the initiative to send it so that we can get as many prayers as we can.

11:00 am (CST) Gigi made it safely last night. Her flight was pretty full of anxiety but all things considered, she did well. They took some time to stabilize her and had her rest through the night before getting her ready for her surgery today. Wes was a little disheartened because they would not let him stay with her through the night.
This morning the doctors have decided to start running their own tests & figure out what they want to do. They have decided to try the TIPS surgery that was tried in El Paso. This doesn't really make much sense to the family but we trust that they know what they are doing.
Last little detail, Gigi is in a room with 4 other people right now. They are hoping to be able to move her later today so we are hopeful that this will happen. With her room having so many other people it will be difficult for us to go in to see her and, more importantly, for her to relax and get some rest. I have also heard that she is currently under restraints because she is feeling discomfort with the tubes and things that are connected to her and has been trying to remove them. Please pray for peace over her and rest so that she will be at ease with all of these things.
Most of the family is now back in Houston but there are one or two more that will be making their way down today so please also keep them in your prayers.

1:00 pm (CST): So today is going to be full of tests and imaging. They want to control her bleeding a little more. They are going to try the surgery that I mentioned before sometime tomorrow. It is the same procedure that was done in El Paso but they have better surgeons and equipment here so they feel it would be best to try that again. Today is about getting their tests done and letting her body recoop a little. This hospital regularly deals with the issues that she has so we are confident that they know what is going on.
On a more personal prayer request; please pray for Jonathan. He had this week off of work already because he is starting a new job next week. This week he was hoping to catch up on his school work and tests because he is graduating next Saturday. Its a blessing that he had this time off but his homework is still piling up and due dates are quickly approaching. Its difficult to catch up and finish all he has to do in the midst of all of this. His professors are being very understanding but this is something that still needs to be resolved.

6:30 pm (CST): There aren't many updates for today which at this point is kind of a good thing. Honestly, its been nice to have a day where there aren't crazy changes happening and stressfull, ever-changing plans happening. The family has had some time to rest and relax and Gigi has been asleep most of the day. Today is really just all about re-cooping her body and preparing for tomorrow.
Gigi has some more tubes and things in her now than when she was in El Paso so its a little intimidating but she still looks great. A lot of what she has going on and plugged in her is to give her body a bit of a break and so they can have better control of her tomorrow.
We are now starting to see why God brought us here. This hospital is highly experienced in this area of medicine and they have spent all day preparing for tomorrow. They have run CT scans and various things to basically make a game plan for what will be best for tomorrow. We feel very confident in their plans. We are also being very well taken care of here. We are getting everything we need and then some! People are so great to us and I know its because Wes & Cindy have been so great to so many people for so many years.
Thank you to all of you for everything. That sounds so understated for all that is happening but on behalf of all of us, thank you.

10:00 pm (CST): Gigi is scheduled to have her TIPS surgery at 7:30 in the morning. Please pray for wisdom for the doctors, peace for the family, and strength and healing for Gigi. Pray that this surgery is successful so that she can start to heal so that she can go back home.
*A bank account has been set up for the family to cover various expenses. It is set up at Wells Fargo under Robert Wesley Phillips or Nicole Matsuda. The number is 1534210917.