10-28-10

My amazing wonderful beautiful Quinn, with her halloween mask on, and cute halloween outfit, well her real skirt has tool and glitter, and I figured that might not work well here, so we changed things out and she looks just a cute.
Here she is getting her heart echo, she does not like the goo that goes on her, but I love her spunk, and like to see her fight what she does not like, that fight is so important!
“For with God nothing will be impossible.” - Luke 1:37

Quinn goes into surgery at 12:30 on Friday the 29th, surgery is 1:00. The did a heart echo today, and will do a blood in the morning to make sure she can handle the suregery. It could last up to 2 hours, and then she will be in recovery for an hour. The doctor performing the trach is Dr. Sewell, from ENT Specialists, and works with Dr. Quinnlan, who is who we have seen in the past. I don't have much to go off except he has a great bedside manner, and a very strong handshake, so that has to count for something. I've talked to the anesthetist, as that has been our biggest struggles in the past, and Denise was going to do her research and get a good night sleep, so she is ready to take great care of Quinn, throughout the surgery.

We got a great nap and cuddle in on Thursday evening, from 4 to 7, and we both needed it so much. She looks cute as a button with her pigtails and bows, as well as her beautiful self in general. I had a talk with her about what was going to happen, and she freaked out a bit, then she did not talk to me for awhile, but was very willing to cuddle, which was so good for both of us. Touch is such an important thing.

Well, we will be in ICU for anywhere between 24 hours to a week, then the 5th floor again, to let her heal, then after 5 days and the doctor changes her trach and gives the ok, we, Chrissy and I, and a few family members, will start learning how to take care of everything. After a few days of showing we are comfortable with everything, we will get ready to go home. We are to keep things extra clean, no dust and such, and will probably keep her out of school for another week, to let everything continue to heal, then God willing, we will have our old, healthy, Quinn back, and be able to start playing and engaging in life again, instead of simply surviving. That will be so good.