Surgery Day

Posted for Jackie, by Norm

Well, it is gone. Jackie had her surgery today, and handled it like the superstar that she is. She was a bit late getting started, but finally went in to the operating room around 4:00. She was out of the operating room around 6:10, and awake by 6:30. When I finally got to see her around 7:30, she looked fantastic, as if this was just another ordinary day. She was assigned to a semi private room, so I went ahead to get her stuff put away. I was surprised when I entered her room to see that she had already arrived. As I neared her bed, I realized that the person in her bed had much too much hair to be Jackie, so I immediately retreated. It turns out that she was bumped down to a regular room. This is what happens as the day goes by and they need every bed that they can get. Two patients were lucky enough to get "Hallway" suites. So if you ever have to go in for surgery, and are going to stay the night, get scheduled as early as you can. The kids were all able to see her, and to see for themselves how well she had come through the surgery, before she turned in.