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Dr. Smith, the ENT, released Tisha from the hospital yesterday with strict instructions of no heavy lifting and no bending over. But she feels great and is glad to be out of the hospital. She says she is going to go to school today to work on her classroom so Mom stayed to help her out.

The more doctors that see Metisha, the more we know she is a miracle. The doctors have said that a lot of people do not regain their vision after this type of an infection. Metisha’s vision is great! The ENT was impressed by how quickly Metisha is recovering.

The next step is to meet with an infectious disease doctor. This doctor will determine what type of fungus Metisha has and will decide when she can have her surgeries. They are trying to get her in next week to see this doctor. This is a new area for prayer. We are praying that they can quickly schedule this appointment, that the process to determine the fungus type will happen quickly (doctors have implied this may take weeks) and that the infectious disease doctor will quickly release Metisha for surgery.

After she is cleared by the infectious disease doctor, she will have one surgery to burn off the spot on her liver that they don’t think is cancer and then the double mastectomy surgery. The oncologist is also keeping her on shots to keep her ovaries shut down. Since Metisha’s cancer was driven by hormones, this is important for keeping her in her current cancer free state.

So Metisha is doing VERY well. Her spirits are high and she is healing very well. The last week has been such a rollercoaster, but all of the prayers and support are what have carried us through and brought us peace. Continue to pray. Metisha still has several surgeries ahead of her and we continue to pray daily that God will keep her cancer free. And all of you teachers in Fort Worth, keep an eye on her and send her to Principal Mark Welsh when she doesn’t follow the doctor’s order! :) And don’t call her fungus face; she didn’t think it was funny when I said it.