My niece, Mara, underwent 10 hours of brain surgery on Wednesday. The good news is that they still think the tumor is not cancerous, but we don't have a confirmation on that yet. They were able to extricate the entire tumor, but had to do that in sections.
She has been in ICU since coming out of surgery, and is on a breathing tube because the pain meds are so strong that she can't respirate on her own. They hope to take the breathing tube out tomorrow.
She is awake for only short periods of time but seems to know who is around her when she does--and acknowledges that she is in a lot of pain. She will probably be in the hospital for another 2-3 weeks.
The doctors are encouraged by her early progress, but please keep sending her your good vibes until we know she is totally out of the woods.
This is one brave kid. Like I did, she needs to feel that people are helping to pull her through.
mike
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