Post surgery day 1

Hello our dear friends!

All is well here in Baltimore. Cameron looked good today and they said she is doing well and has been the whole time. She is still heavily sedated to keep her still. Her head will remain on her left side through sometime tomorrow before they move her to "mid-line" or on the back of her head. This time just on the left is to allow fluid to build up in her empty space so the other side does not shift and cause damage. The Hopkins staff is very thorough in everything they do and the slower they take things the better to assure Cameron's safety. She will be in the PICU through the weekend and we might move to a normal room Monday. If I can figure out how to do it I will post a picture of her current state at some point for those who can stomach it. Her eyes are swollen shut right now but the overall swelling is not as bad as we had anticipated. She has slight bruising around her eyes but none elsewhere that we can see now. Of course there is a large bandange covering her wound and the top of her head.

We are back at the hotel again tonight and this might be the last night the rest of the family is together here at the same time. When Cameron is awake we will be at her beside for sure--shifts will start then. Since they talked about moving her to midline we assume she will wake up some tomorrow but are not real sure yet. If the swelling in her eyes comes down she surely will open them as she has noticeably tried to no avail so far. I can feel her energy and strength so the days ahead will be more challenging to keep her as still as possible as they begin to eventually back off the sedation. We met the head of the rehabilitation team today and he was really nice as everyone else on the staff has been--some of the rehab will start once she is moved to a regular room--the majority will be when she is eventually moved to the Kennedy Kriger Institute which is accross the street. My brother Joe and I took Caroline over there to their lobby today--they have an awesome saltwater fish tank there and also a frog tank and other nice kid's things--Caroline had lots of fun of course.

There is a large statue of Jesus in one entrance to the hospital and Caroline prayed to him today for Sissie's safety. Cameron's prayer card that Stephanie Fischer made is sitting at his feet next to the flowers other people have placed there. What an awesome symbol of who has his arms around us in this journey. Thanks for your continued prayers!!!

Much love, themotts