It is a go

Hello everyone. 

It has been a long 9 days in ICU and the hospital.  Laura has been progressing and while in the hospital was tested and tested.  The results where good in the sense that her LAS was raised to 60.  A great number.

Yesterday we were notified that there was a donor waiting and that Laura was a go.  This person was young and the doctors thought it was a good fit.  Timing was TBD and we started the waiting game.  There were concerns that one of the lungs may not be perfect so we were managing our hopes.  At 9 a.m. this morning the head surgeon told us that they had new donor that was 1/2 the age of the previous donor and had great lungs.  The surgery would be a go.

Everett and I just walked Laura down and she is now in the OR.  The surgery is expected to last 8 or so hours.  At some point they will call to provide an update. As I learn more I will send update and share new ASAP.

It was on Easter in 2003 I proposed to Laura and she thought that today would be the day a transplant happened.

Thank you all for the love, thoughts and encouragement.

XOXO 
The Zs