Tuesday, July 5th - Day 16 update (10pm)

Tim will be posting his update for the day very soon - un-promoting from top of the list.

Update at 10:00pm: Tori is back in her room. The operation seems to have went well.
I am pleased to say that you can again see her beautiful angel face without tubes or tape. What a sight!

She grimaced again tonight while we were in there. It is hard to see her facial expressions like that. We would much rather see her smile of course. That will come in due time. For now, she needs all the support and prayers you can give her. Strength and will, Strength and will.

Update at 6:55pm: They just took Tori in to perform the operation. Good luck sweetheart! Hang in there, it will be over soon and you will be done with that tube in your mouth.

Update at 4pm: Maria and Tim talked to the surgeon and anesthetist again this afternoon. They are only doing localized anesthesia. They feel it doesn't present any danger and therefore are going to do the Trach surgery today at 5:30pm.

Tim wanted all of you to be updated on how Tori's day is playing out.

The surgeon and anesthetist met with Tim and Maria in the morning. They decided to proceed with the surgery (G-Tube and Trach).

Tori was prepared and moved to the Operation Room (OR) around 10:00am. Tim and Maria stepped out of the hospital to place a few phone calls (probably 10-15 minutes). When they stepped back into the lobby, it was pitch black - NO Light - NO Power. They were re-assured that the ORs had un-interrupted power.

A few minutes later, Tori was moved back to the Pediatrics Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The surgeon told Maria and Tim that Tori received a G-Tube successfully but the power outage prevented them from being able to do the Trach.

She is still under anesthesia and will be for a few more hours. Because the second surgery didn't happen, she is going to need to go under anesthesia again. They are not sure when.