The nurse came out again at around 5:30pm and told us that Evan is off bypass and everything went great. They are waiting for some of the normal bleeding to stop so they can close his chest. Once he’s closed they will take him to the PCTU (pediatric cardio-thoracic unit) and we’ll get to see […]

The same nurse came out and said that Evan is on bypass and Dr. Hirsch is currently performing the Hemi.  Everything is going exactly as planned! When I heard that they had just gotten Evan on the bypass machine and started the surgery I was instantly worried… “what on earth is taking so long,” I […]

Evan did so great while waiting for the anesthesia team to take him back.  There was a bit of a delay and they got him at about 1.  A surgical nurse practitioner updated us at around 3 and said that so far everything was going as planned but that they had just begun the actual […]

The first case is running late do we’re waiting in pre-op. Always with that foot in the air. 🙂

I haven’t prayed much throughout everything.  I don’t know why that is.  Well, I do know why but some things should stay personal.  I cannot thank everyone enough for all of their prayers, wishes, thoughts, vibes, everything positive.  Right now I do need to pray several prayers.  I am a very worried mother and I’m […]