Surgery Day

Today was an emotional roller coaster.  I awoke to an email telling me that Jaden was in the hospital preparing for his surgery.  I knew that it was coming up but I didn't realize it would be so soon!  It is a horrible feeling, knowing your child is in the hospital and not being able to be there.  Being physicians, we are not used to being out of the loop about health issues with our loved ones.  Luckily, we know he is in good hands.

We prayed and knew that that was the only thing we could do.

At lunch, we got an email letting us know that the surgery had been done and that he was doing ok.  He has a nanny with him and is doing a lot of sleeping.  They say he will be in the hospital a few days to heal and then he can go back to the orphanage.  We received a picture of him in the hospital after his surgery and it is the first time I've ever seen him without a smile on his little face.  I know that he is having some pain but hopefully he is getting the meds he needs.  I'm glad to see, though, that he has a happy nanny with him through this.