An update and request for prayer from Autumn.

This is Autumn, Melanie’s daughter, and I write to you tonight to give you an update on everything that happened today and also to ask for your prayers. We need them now, for sure.
For a couple of weeks, Melanie has experienced some double vision, minor headaches accompanied by nausea, and a constant sound as if someone on a riding mower is circling her. Yesterday and this morning, she experienced severe headaches with much nausea, including vomiting. She was in bed all of yesterday as far as I know. This morning she was feeling better, but as the morning went on, she was hit with another severe headache that had her moaning. Melanie called the office of her neuro-surgeon to report her symptoms. She called again when the headache was at its worst. The office called me back a few minutes later to see if she was any better, and when I told them my report, they said that a nurse or the surgeon was going to be calling us back. The surgeon did call back and I talked to him, answering all of his questions, at which point he asked me to take her to the emergency room down in Indianapolis (an hour away) so that he could check on her. I did take her down to Indianapolis, where she saw several very nice doctors.
So, here is what we know. Melanie has Hydrocephalus, which means that there is pressure in her head from spinal fluid that is having a hard time circulating due to the positing of the tumor in her brain. The team of neuro surgeons have decided to do what I believe is called a Third Ventriculostomy. This procedure will entail putting a small hole in the third ventricle in her brain to allow another way for the spinal fluid that is produced there to move to the outer part of the brain and then down into the spinal column. While they are in there, the surgeons are hoping to be able to do a biopsy of the tumor. The surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning late morning, early afternoon. However, because she is an add on to the schedule, it is possible it could be as early as 9 a.m. As of right now, Melanie has been checked into the ICU for the night, and will remain in hospital until Friday at the least.
I know this letter seems very serious, and the doctors looked very serious, however they were very glad to have her checked into the hospital while she is still doing well. Melanie is tired, still has a headache, is headed toward brain surgery, but otherwise well and thinking about everyone on this list, and how desperately she needs to feel all of your prayers tomorrow as she heads into surgery.
As we tell each other every single day, "Fear, go away." Fear not, friends, for this will end well one way or another. We are not afraid but filled with hope. Hope for healing and hope for easy surgeries and hope for speedy recoveries and hope for all of the people we will meet on this strange journey who have none for themselves. Send your hope and your faith and your prayers of passion to Indiana right now. We need them, and thank you for them.
Full of HOPE,
Autumn Kreson