C - Day

First:

Happy Anniversary Jennifer. I love you.


7:15 am: Okay. We arrived at 5:15 this morning. Very little sleep. They just rolled Jennifer back to surgery. 8 hours are scheduled. I pray all goes well. Will update this post throughout the day. Please keep the prayers going.


9:45 am: Met with the head and neck surgeon. He indicated the procedure went well. Preliminary results are that he got it all in the first attempt. Full lab results will confirm in about a week. Now the plastic surgeons are working. Still praying.


12:00 pm: scheduled update via nursing staff. All is going well. Vitals are good. The surgeons are working under the microscope to connect all the small stuff. Next update is to be around 2:00.


1:45 pm: Met with plastic surgeon. He said the reconstruction went well. Right now, everything looks good and it becomes an observation game. The good news (based on speculation) is that her swallowing shouldn't be too affected, and her speech should develop to around 90% of normal....her new normal. I hope that holds true. She is most likely skipping ICU and will go into recovery status instead.

5:00 pm: Just saw Jennifer, albeit for only a few minutes. She's looking good, considering. Hell, shes looking good period. She gave me the best anniversary gift by pulling through. She wrote a few notes, but is still under the influence a little and very tired. She's in pain, but has good drugs at her disposal. They should move her to a room soon. After she gets settled, I'll head home for a couple of hours to see the kids, then head back up to spend the night. Sory Mom, gotta keep watching the little munchkins (thanks).

10:55 pm: Thanks grandma and grandpa for coming up here to wait with me and cover while I went home for a little while. I wasn't the most conversational, but I had a million conversations running through my head. Jim, thanks too. Enjoyed the catch up. Give the girls a kiss. I hope your mother gets better.

Mom, Terry. Thank you for watching the kids (thanks neighbors for picking up the slack).

On to the important stuff. Jennifer is sleeping. I just arrived back to the room and dont have any other updates. However, I think she's getting used to the trach, and doesn't appear to be laboring with it. It's amazing what flies out of that thing.....stories to be told offline...let's just say I saw something fly about 4 feet. What a pair of lungs.

I thank everybody for their thoughts and prayers. We couldn't have done this without you, as it was an emotionally trying experience.

Happy 15th Anniversary to my Love. Let's start #16 strong.


Thanks for all your prayers


O Saint Peregrine, you who have been called "The Wonder-Worker" because of the numerous miracles which you have obtained from God for those who have had recourse to you, who for so many years bore in your own flesh this cancerous disease that destroys the very fiber of our being, and who had recourse to the source of all grace when the power of man could do no more: you who were favored with the vision of Jesus coming down from His Cross to heal your affliction, ask of God and Our Lady the cure of these sick persons whom we entrust to you Jennifer. Aided in this way by your powerful intercession, we shall sing praise to God for His great goodness and mercy. Amen.