Just when we mentally adjusted to the idea that we were being rescheduled for next week, the nurse returned with the news that the OR is being prepped for Melissa. She will be going in just minutes. If we feel any anxiety, it is not on the surface. Melissa is alert, chipper, and really wishes she could eat the yummy brunch we bought her thinking she could. The surgery team is about 10 people, technicians, assistants, nurses, anesthesiologists, cardiologists, etc. Tim and I are pretty sure we saw the scrubs storage closet, and could easily mingle in with the team unnoticed.
The nurse asked some dumb questions. She asked Melissa what operation she was here for. It's all we could do to not suggest adamanthium mutant experimentation or perhaps third arm implantation. We behaved ourselves barely. Dr. K is now in the room, assuring us of the team's readiness and the 6 hour surgery ahead. If he cannot preserve the valve, she will get a biological one. She will be sitting up tonight and walking tomorrow.
The prayers going to God in Melissa's behalf are overwhelming, from around the world.
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