Surgery complete

While everyone in Berlin, CT was enjoying the March 31st snow event that every news channel missed, including Mama Simeone's beloved Scot Haney, Ceil and I got out right as the flakes started to fly for Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital.  We arrived on time and she was checked right in.  The only delay was the hospital not being able to find her small, deep veins.  She told them upfront, but it took an hour of probing to finally give up on the challenge of finding a vein.

She went into surgery and at about 1:33 the doctor came to see me to let me know that all went according to plan.  The rest of the areas of the shunt that were not replaced were working properly which made for the best possible results.

Ceil is in recovery and will be released tomorrow.  She'll be home recovering.  Please, lets give her a few days before the phone starts ringing off the hook.  Reminder, the Sarge is back in Berlin (Karen Lee Tomlinson)!

We'll be back up here next Monday for the pre-screening for the clinical trial and then the treatments will start the following Monday, Patriot's Day.  Red Sox game at 10:30.  Who's got some tix that won't be used?

Thanks for the prayers and the support.