The surgery went really well! It was definitely the best possible outcome. Her surgery took less than two hours. When they finally called me in to the recovery room, mom looked at me, lifted her left arm and said, “Look, it works again!” I whispered in her left ear and she said “I heard that. Everything works.” And just like that, it seemed like this nightmare is over. I have a feeling we may be jumping the gun with that conclusion-that it can’t be that simple-but she does seem like herself again. Of course, now we get to the dealing with cancer phase of this ordeal, which I am sure will present its own challenges, but it is definitely something.

They originally thought she would go to ICU at first, but decided that was unnecessary. They put her in an observation room and are discussing possibly releasing her tomorrow. This excites her  beyond belief. They also discussed sending her to a rehabilitation center, like HealthSouth, for occupational and physical therapy after releasing her from the hospital, but since the left side has come back so quickly, this may not happen. I have to admit this terrifies me! So………Her neurosurgeon makes rounds around 6a.m., so it’ll be another super early morning for me!

More updates tomorrow-