2-24-11

Hey Everyone!  Today was surgery day 4!  Long day at the hospital!  Anna and I were seperated most of the day doing various things, so we will each write a blurb tonight about it all!  So, I (Carly) walked into the hospital this morning, put my duffle in the playroom, and immediately darted off to post-op to check on my little girl.  She was crying, and I had brought the teddy bear I wanted to bring her with me, so she was cheered up in no time.  She had her palate done, the day before like I said, so she had a string that went through her tongue (same with all palate kids)  to use in case of emergency if they choke or something.  So, after I got there, they pulled the string and took her off her IV!  So until she was discharged, we colored, took TONS of pictures and videos, tickled, and so many more things.  When the time rolled around to say good-bye to my little girl, I pretty much broke down (:  She was precious, and someone I will never forget, her grandmother gave me her phone number and mailing address to keep in touch, so I'm really excited about that!  Today was a really awesome day, and one I'll never forget, it was one of those days, that hits ya hard and you finally stop and don't worry about what's going on around you, just the people you are with. 


Anna's
This morning I did my "routine" morning round in the pre and post-op room giving out coloring pages and stuffed animals to the kids.  It was also alligator theme day so we passed out tons of these cute foam visors shaped like alligator hats!!  I loved playing with the kids, and their procedures all looked so good after a nights rest.  I painted some little divas' nails before I headed off to lunch.  Afterwards I went in to the OR for most of the afternoon and watched an amazing procedure where our surgeon from Italy performed a skin graph on a severely burned girl's face to give her eye lids so that she could close her eyes for the first time.  Also they performed a skin release.  Afterwards I watched a palate step by step with another surgeon and got to ask tons of questions.  It was very messy but so interesting to learn how they operate on one.  We had a great dance party afterwards back in the playroom where two older patients were jumping around with us.  We got so in to it we even turned off the lights, pulled out some glow sticks, and had a dance rave!!!! It was HILARIOUS and we had to stop because the surgeons could hear us all the way in the OR! Whoops!  It was a fun and full day, and I am excited to finish of the surgery week!

We're off to dinner!