Arrived here at the hospital at 6:00am to check in. We wondered how Declan would react to being back in the hospital after our last stay but didn't seem to mind. In the pre-surgery room, Declan was completely distracted by a "farmer" toy play set. He didn't even complain about the blood pressure cuff. But then, as they gave him the pre-anesthesia medicine it became real. As Declan started to get loopy we forced him to give us as many kisses and "I love you's" as we could before he completely zoned out. I tried to stop thinking on what was going to happen and focus on something, anything. Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, I told myself. But I couldn't, I held it back as long as I could and then I felt like one of those scenes in a documentary about the Hover Dam when they first open the spickets and the water begins rushing out. I couldn't even look at the nurse as she continued to give us information. Then the wheeled him off and we closed the curtains of our waiting area so Tammy and I and Mor Mor and Pop Pop shed a few tears together..
09:30 - Just received an update and they just made the first incision. (Just takes lots of time to get all of his IV lines in and prepped.) So we will will get an update next when he goes on bypass.
Thanks everybody for wearing red today in support of Declan's surgery. We've already seen so many posts and comments by friends and family. Tammy thought it would be a great way for people to show support, who want to do something, but not sure what they could do to help. We will compile them together for Declan so he can see all the people who were thinking about him and praying for him. Thanks! Keep them coming with #heartofdeclan. They are meaning a lot to us today.
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