Email #11

Hi again,

It has been a long day, and we are all very tired.  I want to first say a big THANK YOU.  We received every email, every text message, every bbm, every facebook message.  We felt the love and positivity flowing today, and it honestly made it that much easier for Paul and I to endure the day.  We are so humbled, and overwhelmed....we knew we had a kick ass support system....but this was just incredible.  Thank you so so much...clearly, our little one is loved.

Evie went into Surgery right on time. 
We received a call at noon letting us know that things were going well.
By 1:30pm we were standing in the hallway of the Critical Care Unit, talking to Dr. Rutka, the Neuro Surgeon who was leading the procedure.  He was quick to inform us that it had gone well! 

What does "well" mean?  It means that the surgery went according to plan, they were able to do what they intended to do - remove portions of the tumour.  There were no complications, everything went smoothly.

What does this mean longer term?  We will have to wait and see.  Evie woke up from anesthesia perfectly, a good sign. She is responsive, and awake.....and has been all afternoon and evening....a nice change from the constant sleeping!  She is quiet, has hardly said anything, but is interacting, holding hands, and has even given us a few high fives.  The next few days will be a good indication of her recovery. 

We will be sure to be in touch,

xoxo

Paul and Kristine