Annie Update

First of all, thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your prayers. They were definitely answered!

Annie's surgery went great! They took her back around 8:45am this morning and the doctor came out a little before 11am and said they were done. He said he couldn't have asked for a better case! Her little head is all wrapped up (and will be for a while) and she still has several drains and other tubes...but she is doing good and has slept the whole day. She is running a bit of a fever, but apparently that is common. So they will monitor her fever closely to make sure it comes down over time and they have a schedule they stick by to give her the pain medicine to ensure she is not in any pain or discomfort. She will stay in ICU overnight and then hopefully tomorrow she will get moved to her own room. They said the nurses and doctors have just been wonderful.

Kristina sounded good when I talked to her a few hours ago. She said she could already tell a difference in the way Annie's forehead and browbone looked - she said she looked just perfect. The doctor said probably tomorrow she will look like Rocky with bruising and swollen eyes. But hopefully it shouldn't last longer than a couple of days.

Thank you again for remembering our niece in your prayers. Our whole family feels a huge sense of relief that the surgery part is over. Now we will keep praying for a painless and quick recovery! God bless you all!