I spoke with my dad last night.  Mom had surgery last week to remove a tumor on her kidney.  As they removed the tumor they also had to remove the kidney which the tumor was growing on.  The surgery was successful and mom is recovering.  It's amazing, it was an arthroscopic surgery, making just a small incision to remove the tumor and kidney.  She is doing well.  She went from the hospital to a nursing/rehab home early this week.  They are trying to get her to use a walker so she can walk a little.  She's been in a wheel chair for a while. 

It's hard to see your parents going through these things.  Yesterday, dad had a small bout wth a kidney stone.  He passed it, but was in a great deal of pain for a while.  It's assuring to know that they are both in the hands of the Almighty God.  When mom was being admitted they asked her some questions to see if she was all there.  One question they asked was "who are you?"  After a pause, mom came back with "I'm a child of God."  The nurse responded with, "well we're all children of God."  To which mom replied, "only if you know Jesus as your Savior."  I think her mind is still working and she still knows who she is.