We took a trip to visit Dr Tong today. He went through the standard procedure of echo, ekg, blood pressure, O2 sat reading and exam by Dr Tong himself. We discussed the pros/cons of having surgery now or waiting until spring and he feels that Damon is ready so why wait. So surgery is still on for October 21st. We will be going up on Tuesday and then Wednesday he has a full day of pre-surgery testing. Damon is doing so great with all of this. He was once again a champ at the dr today and while I haven't been talking specifically to him about the surgery, he has heard me talk about it to others and he doesn't get bothered about it. This morning he asked my grandma (G.G. to him) if she was going to be at the hospital with him and she told him yes. Then he looks at me and asks me if God is going to be with him. Every minute, I told him. What an opportunity I have to teach Damon and Myles about God's faithfulness during this time. I'm so grateful to Him for that faithfulness and for His provision. Please continue to pray for Damon's heart to beat strong and steady and for him to stay healthy between now and surgery. Also pray for me to find someone willing and excited to take care of Myles and get him to school while we are up in St Louis. There are so many other things too, but that's all for now. God bless and I'll talk to you soon.

Sarah