We thank you for all of your prayers and well wishes. We read them to Ben when he is awake. Ben had significant abdominal surgery yesterday where they removed a mass of suspected lymphoma. We are currently waiting for pathology results and then will go from there. This has been incredibly difficult, but Ben is a big, strong kid and he will kick this crap.  We love you all and are so very grateful to our friends, family, community, and the amazing team of doctors here at UW Children's.  We pray for God's strength and wisdom as we begin this journey.