Follow up

Daniel is doing great! Its been a little over 2 weeks since surgery and things are going well. We had our follow up appointment yesterday.
Daniel's incision looks great and healing well, all 6 inches of it! Will do a longer post later.

On Our Way to Recovery

This is Daniel waiting for surgery. We were told before they took him back to the OR that they were going to try for another IV. They wanred it as back up, just in case. I wasn't to thrilled, I mean why did we have a PICC line? This delayed surgery. Daniel was wheeled back at 8:20am and we didn't get the call when they started surgery until 10am. Despite Daniel having a zillion bruises from IV pokes, everything went superb!





This is Daniel after surgery. You could already tell the difference and see the surgery was a success! Daniel was swallowing! This was a big concern before because his swallowing was so decreased he would choke often. His heart was less than before and he seemed more relaxed. What an answer to prayer, I am so thankful for everyone's thougths and prayers.




Daniel the same day of surgery at about 9pm. He only needed Tylenol for pain control and was doing great! We were able to come home the next morning. Thank you again for your kindness and caring about our family. God is awesome and we are so thankful for His many blessing on our family.

Last Friday

This attempt should be smoother now that we have a PIC line, Thank You Lord!!!

Less than 24 hours

Tomorrow is the day of surgery. Surgery is scheduled for 8am, which means we need to be there by 6:30am, UGH! This is actually not too bad, no waiting around time, first one in and it's over with. I'm ready, I know Daniel is too. His symptoms have been getting worse everyday. His is gagging, having increased difficulty with his swallowing, not sleeping well at all, very aggitated, and requiring more meds. I am praying this surgery works really well to get him feeling well again.

Michael is at Camp Doe River Gorge this week in Elizabethton, TN. It's about 11 miles from Jeff's parents house. It's a camp where kids come from all over, a few years ago there was a group from the Bahamas! It's suppoerted by local churches and a great opportunity for kids to learn about God. Michael has gone for 6 years now. We can't talk to him other than sending him one way emails. Can't wait to talk to him tomorrow, he will be picked up by Grandma and Grandpa at 11am. I miss him very much when he's gone.

I will update as soon as I can after surgery. You can find me on facebook under Michelle Mitchell Johnson. Amy, if you are on facebook I would love to be your friend on there.