...Still Waiting...

No big surprises with the most recent update. Carly is still going strong and the doctors are whittling away the tumor. There is still no estimated finishing time, which means there is still more than a few hours to go. All of the love and support that you are all sending to Carly and us is really helping as the day goes on.

Love, Brad

We're Still Waiting...

The latest from the OR is still good. Carly is very stable and the anesthesia team is happy with how she is doing. Dr. Gupta is slowly and carefully working away and they expect several more hours ahead.

Love, Brad

Hard At Work III

The latest update is more of the same (no relation to John McCain.). Carly is doing great and they are slowly removing the tumor.

Love, Brad

Hard At Work II

We just got our hourly update from the OR. Things are still progressing well and Carly is good. The tumor is a bit adherent to adjoining tissue so it is slow work but they feel good about it. It will be many more hours before they are finished, thanks for all of the uplifting comments.

Love, Brad

Hard At Work

The latest update is that Carly is still doing really well. They are making good progress and expect that they will still need to work for quite awhile. She is surrounded by positive light.

Love, Brad

Progressing

The news from the OR is that everything is still going well. We can feel all of the loving support from you all.

Love, Brad

Underway

We just got our first update from the operating room. Carly went to sleep very easily and everything is going well so far.

Love, Brad

The Big Day

Wednesday is finally here, and it is time for Carly to get this tumor out. We are walking up to the hospital now for our 6:30 check in. We expect that Carly will go under anesthesia around 7:30 and at 8:30 they will begin the surgery. The surgery could take eight hours or more so it will be a long day of pacing around UCSF. Fortunately they will phone us every hour or two with updates on Carly's progress and we will have family and friends with us to help pass the time. I will try to post updates to this blog from my phone as they come today as long as technolgy doesn't fail me.

Christa, Carly and I wanted to thank everyone again for all of the good wishes, positive energy and prayers that we have received over the last two and a half weeks. It really has been an increabile help during this time to have your support and love.

Love, Brad