33 hours until surgery is scheduled and we are trying to pack everything in!!! Good conversations, good food, family time, seeing friends, a Nugget's playoff game, family errands (Jonah now has his suit for First Communion and all his baseball gear), laundry, budget meeting, business in order, sleeping. Honestly, it feels a lot like getting ready for a trip out of town. The above picture is during our lunch adventure to Old Spaghetti Factory...YUM!!!
So here are the surgery details: Tuesday, April 19th at 7:30am at Aurora Medical Center (roughly I-225 and Mississippi). He will be in the ICU for at least 24 hours and will spend 2-5 days in the hospital. They won't release him until he can eat solids, poop comfortable, and walk down the hall without help.
Family update: Jonah is sad that Daddy won't be able to play baseball, Caeli is worried abut Daddy spending the night in the hospital alone so she is making card after card and is trying to decide which stuffed animal to send to keep him company, Elijah has been giving Daddy hundreds of kisses a day, and Josiah is getting a new tooth on the back bottom left. I am doing well and have been completely overwhelmed with emotion by people's offering of help. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! We are so blessed to have such amazing people in our lives!! We were trying to tally the number of placedsJoel has people praying for him and we came up with 7 different states, several parishes, 4 different schools, and more people than we can count. WOW!!! Again, THANK YOU!!!!
I seem to have a fairly solid plan for the kids on Tuesday and I am working on packing bags and lunches to make sure everyone has everything they need. I still need to pick up a toothbrush for Joel. So far I have his phone charger, recharge, headphones, and paperwork packed. Any other suggestions? I am thinking underwear, toothbrush, and toothpaste.
With love,
Monica
You! I think that's probably all he really needs!
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ReplyDeleteIf you're staying with him at all, take your own pillow. A blanket that is calming and comfortable is a great idea for Joel. And if he's got a laptop, that'll maybe be good. And shirts that button up (don't go over his head).
ReplyDeleteThose are the things (minus a stuffed animal and plus a laptop) that I recommend for the families who bring their kids to do neurosurgery at Children's. :)
Best wishes for a safe surgery and a quick recovery
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We're there for you at preschool if you need us!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for thinking of all of us during this time. I appreciate the updates and think it is a great picture to focus on while praying for God's healing power quickly and completely! Love you guys, Sue
ReplyDeleteIf he has an IPOD with some favorite music or speakers, recordings of the family from a CD he might feel up to listening to for rest. I doubt he would be able to use that or a laptop until he is out of ICU though. Most hospitals don't even want the cell phones on in the rooms.
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