Please pray.

Update Tuesday, February 3:
My mom went to see the doctor this morning and found out that the bleeding from the surgery had not yet stopped. They told her to go home and look at the floor all afternoon and they would see her again at 3. (sounds funny, doesn't it?) When they checked her again this afternoon, the bleeding had slowed, but still had not stopped. She left to go home to continue looking at the floor and will be checked again tomorrow morning at 8. Pray that the bleeding stops completely and that her sight will begin to return. She was in really good spirits this evening when I talked to her and I pray that the recovery will not dampen her spirits. Thank you for being faithful with your prayers!

Update 7:47pm:
The surgery was delayed until 5:30 pm and ended up lasting until just a few minutes ago. The surgeon said there was more fluid behind her eye than he expected and they had to drain it and almost re-inflate her eye (if that makes sense). She will be going home tonight and will see the surgeon again tomorrow morning at 8 to remove the bandage. Her sight won't come back immediately but will be a more gradual process. I'm really not sure how long that will take but he has told her she can't work this week or weekend. My great uncle is in the same hospital on a different floor and is doing well considering what he's gone through. My sister was able to see him and while he was groggy after the surgery, he seems to be his same old self- no pun intended about his age. Thank you for your prayers! God is good.

Original post:
Today at 4:30, my mom will have surgery to re-attach her retina after it detached on Saturday. She was told yesterday that she could not eat/drink anything after midnight and still will not be allowed anything until after the surgery. An avid coffee drinker, she is suffering from caffeine withdrawals and the headaches that come with that. Please pray that her headache will go away and that the time will pass quickly before the surgery. Please also pray for my great uncle who is in the same hospital having surgery after he broke his femur delivering a calf. He's 87 years old, so naturally we're worried about how he will do during and after the surgery. And hopefully no one else in our family will be giving the hospital any more business today. or this week.