WHERE TO START

It's been a long day and I'm tired, and I tend to ramble on when that is the case, so I'll keep it short.

1. Sean is fine.
2. He had a procedure done called a Fontan, in which they close of an artery and use a "conduit" to drain blood into his lungs, I believe, instead of it getting pumped through a different chamber. (At this point you are to Google 'Fontan' if you want to find out how the procedure is done correctly-the doctor laid so much medicalese on us today I can't keep it straight).
3. The good news is, this procedure will be the only one he has to have, whereas the other procedure would have been much more complicated and would require him to have several open heart surgeries over his lifetime, the next one being in about 4 years. The bad news is, this procedure carries with it some risks that involve slower recovery time from any respiratory illnesses.
4. Dawn and I were able to be with Sean and he looks wiped out.
5. The recovery process is now a question. Depending on the doctor you talked to, the recovery will be at least a week-minimum. The worst case scenario is 6 weeks if his body chooses not to heal. I think it may end up being 1-2 weeks. We just don't know. I think we were being optimistic thinking he'd be home in a week.
6. When we walked into ICU, there were 10 women milling around his bed-all doctors and nurses mind you.
7. Surgery lasted about 6-7 hours.
8. Finally, for now, I find myself unable to adequately say thank you to the men and women who put years of schooling and studying and long hours of practice into their craft in order to make life better for our little guy. It's amazing what doctors and nurses can do these days, and I am thankful to God and count it a privilege that He is allowing Dawn, Liz, Will and I to be a part of Sean's life both physically and spiritually. I'm saddened that there are many kids tonight who don't have a mom and dad and will spend the night alone in an orphanage. I pray God will raise up more people to invest themselves in kids through adoption.
9. I also cannot say thank you enough for praying for Sean today, and if you think of him in the next few weeks, will continue to pray for his recovery.