Surgery

The surgery was on Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 at Zale Lipshy hospital in Dallas. One of my seminary professors came early in the morning and prayed with us. In the pre-op room we had about 10 people in that room. We visited and prayed together. They all stayed until Stacie was taken out for surgery.

Downstairs we had ALOT of family, friends, and co-workers. Many of them stayed the entire day. It was early evening when Dr. Mickey and his PA came downstairs. Everyone gathered around waiting for the news. Dr. Mickey announced that they got it all. The room erupted with joy, elation, praises to God. There was alot of hugging and crying. I hugged Dr. Mickey. His PA extended his hand and was a little taken aback when I hugged him also.

Stacie was in recovery and about two hours later I got to go see her. She was awake, and talking. Evidently the nurses came in every hour to make sure their patients were coherent. They'd ask if the patient knew what year it was, who the president is, where they were, etc. Stacie was irritated because she was trying to sleep. So, at one point she started stopping them at the door, announcing what they wanted to know and they'd leave. She could hear someone else who was not so coherent, thinking they were at home, and Nixon was in office.