We are so happy to report that Mr. Chandradasa went in for surgery to remove his leg on Friday morning at 9:00 (Sri Lankan time) and that -- despite the slim odds for survival given him by the doctors -- the surgery was a success.

We received the report this morning from Diane McLaughlin, the Grace Care Center manager; here is what she said: "It is with great pleasure that I write to you this evening. Our resident hero Mr. Gandhi has made it out of surgery -- successfully and without complications!!! I was called in yesterday [Thursday] at 11:30 a.m. stating that they were taking him in. I waited with him for 4 hours and the doctor rolled in to say, 'Diane, you can get him something to eat again tonight; we will wait until morning.' They had been saying the same thing each day, but this morning [Friday] I was there at 6:00 a.m. and the doctors came in at 7. They told me they were 'prepping' him and that he would have the operation today. They needed to monitor his urine output as it had become dark with blood. They also had changed meds from Warfin (blood thinner) to Heparin (blood thickener) and said that another day would help his case. They medicated him for the hiccups and they seemed to ease up a bit during the night. Then they took him into surgery around 9-9:30 and he was back to his ward by 2:30!!! No I.C.U.; he went directly back to his ward. He was awake and alert and by the grace of God he looked better than he has in the past 4 days. I was baffled, but did not question it. The love and prayers he has received from everyone around this world has certainly shown its power! No tubes, nothing! Let's pray that he remains stable. I cannot describe all that has happened, but I will tell you this: he was in 'the Big Man's hands' and came out on top! I will keep you updated daily, and will send him all your well wishes for a speedy recovery. Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. It wasn't his time yet; he wanted to get back to Mercy Home."

Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. Keep 'em coming because he's not out of danger yet.

We are going to be sending Diane another email to read to Mr. Chandradasa this Monday (Nov. 6) at 5:00 p.m. PST, so if you'd like to include your get-well-wishes in it, please email them to us as soon as possible at info@you-shall-love.org.

Mr. Chandradasa in a photo this year with Ramya Kanchandran and fellow Mercy Home resident, Mrs. Gunawathy

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