Just a quick update from sunny Ft Lauderdale to let everyone know that Rion's surgery was scheduled yesterday. It will be done on January 4th at Duke University in Durham, NC by Dr. Allan Friedman. We will travel back to Durham on Jan 2nd because Rion has pre-op stuff to do all day on the 3rd- he is having a functional MRI, meeting with the neurosurgeon Dr. Friedman again to review the MRI and surgical procedure that will be done, getting a physical to verify he is fit enough to under go surgery and being admitted to the hospital.
Surgery will be the morning of the 4th and he will spend that night in the ICU. If everything goes smoothly (as it will!) he will move to a regular room on the 5th and be discharged from the hospital as early as the 6th or 7th. We have to stick around Durham for a few more days just in case anything should come up but after that we're cleared to go home. Rion is hoping he doesn't have to spend his 30th birthday (January 8th) in the hospital, but either way, at least he won't have to share it with Morton.
I know I always say it, but thank you for your prayers and support during this time. It was a little unnerving to get the call yesterday morning on vacation and bring us back to reality with the news that Rion is having such major surgery in 2 weeks. But God is good and he will give us peace and comfort if we remember that this is all part of His plan for Rion.
Thank you and God bless,
Emily
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