first of all, thanks to everyone who reached out with concern and good thoughts and prayers for june. i had a chance to go see her and her parents at the children's hospital on saturday. she is such a gorgeous baby and has a wonderfully sweet disposition. she appears to be taking this whole situation in stride, and her mom and dad are tough cookies, though this is obviously very hard on them, as anyone might expect. i told june that emme is very excited to meet her and teach her how to eat rocks and dog food, so she should hurry up and get better soon.
the situation is that baby june will be having open heart surgery tomorrow. the surgery is to repair an aortic coarctation (thinning of the artery). several cardiologists have weighed in and believe this is the best course of treatment for her (surgery and of the open heart variety). so, the things that we're specifically asking for are: minimal amount of time on bypass, no touching of the laryngeal nerve or vocal cords (specifically, we want june to continue to be able to nurse after surgery), a straightforward procedure that repairs everything that needs reparation, no complications, and that there will be a minimum amount of inflammation so they can stitch her up and she can begin the healing process right away.
thanks again to everyone, i know the family appreciates it.
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