Vanderbilt = Another Long Day!

Abigail did fantastically with her surgery. (We felt the prayers!) All the doctors, nurses, assistants, etc. bragged on how well she did. The nurse she had both before and after her surgery gave her an A++...and wrote it on the pillowcase with an arrow that pointed to Abigail and then presented the pillowcase to her when it was time for her to go home. A very nice experience...if such a thing can be "nice!" The doctor felt that her surgery was successful. He patched up the hole in her ear drum and removed a piece of skin (or something) from the back of the ear drum.

We (Nathan, Abigail and I) left this morning a little before 7am and got back a little before 7pm. We had rain for a good portion of the trip both going and coming. On the way back we were in torrential rain at times. We also had to face Nashville rush hour traffic. So those two things really slowed the trip home. Abigail was a trouper...well...really...she slept most of the way home due to pain medication and the anesthesia. There were times that it seemed that we would never get home. I know that Kathy and the children on this end felt the same way. It's been a long day for all! And we are all saying: "There's no place like home!"

Report on Woody: he went to work, walked at lunch and got misted on, came home to rest and relax. He hasn't taken any pain medication today. He seems to be doing very well...in my estimation.