William's Surgery- very OT

[Wanda the Witch]

Well, everybody, and Dr. Andrea Van Deven, we made it! A very long day from 5 am to 8 pm!

First of all, William as I am typing this is still in the ICU and sleeping with the help of meds to keep him from moving around. He is coming along fine. Roy took it really hard seeing William helpless like this. All the other surgeries he got to the hospital after many things were removed. I always break down anyway, but to see Roy cry, was a double duty of shed tears! Timing is everything, a lady chaplain was there and she helped us. I never refuse prayers. This surgery was a Pioneer in the Children's Hospital Surgical Procedures by Dr. Richard Jonas. William is the first to undergo using a new material to make a larger pulmonary artery not just his right section but also a section of his left. To put it in simple terms, he had a kink in his artery that had to be removed and a new section put in. Everything is wider for blood flow, a rooftop effect where the valve should be, but he may get 10 years out of this surgery or more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Time will tell as he grows and his echos and other tests to monitor him. I want to THANK EVERYBODY for their prayers not just for us and William but for everyone else too that has had to undergo something or other. My pryaers went out to my son and many others there and else where! Roy will be up to see William in the ICU tomorrow, then we take James Sunday. Less of a tramatic sight for him to see his brother without some added tubing.

On a lighter note, they had to put heated blankets and lamps to warm William up slowly, his body temp was lowered for surgery. Dr. Jonas came by again to see William again in the ICU, Roy couldn't stop himself from asking, "Dr. Jonas. when did you change my son into an iguana? He is under heat lamps!" Well, the great Dr. couldn't stop himself from having a really well deserved giggle session with us! 

Humor follows us everywhere, maybe because we have so much laughter to enjoy with William and James to come!

Will let you all know when he comes home. I am off for a hot shower and  tons of comfort food! we will be calling the ICU around 10pm for updates and before midnight. Everybody take care and I will be in touch!

Love and Hugs,

Wanda the Witch of Revere,Massachusetts and a very relieved James and Roy and a very much better William!    


"When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and
are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things
will happen; There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be
taught how to fly."......Unknown.




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