Piece of Mind

Hello, Kim fans -- this is her husband Tad reporting on Kim's status. We arrived at The Johns Hopkins Hospital at 5:15 a.m. where Kim began pre-op prep. Lots of questions, answers, prayers, laughs and a few tears later, a nurse wheeled Kim away to begin anesthesia. Doctors are expecting the surgery to take five hours, and they're giving me progress updates every two hours. So far, I've heard that they've made the incision, and everything is going well as planned. The incision was small, and she'll be able to brush her hair over the scar so there will be no noticeable evidence that they shaved part of her pretty little head. The surgery process began around 7:45, and doctors anticipate that we'll be able to see her in recovery around 2:00 or so. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of the continued thoughts, wishes, love and prayers. I'll give an update as soon as I can. 4:00pm UPDATE: The Adams family and I met with the neurosurgeon, Dr. Weingard, right after surgery. Everything went exactly as planned... they successfully removed the tumor, performed an MRI scan to confirm they got everything they were after, and Kim is awake and alert. Considering the anesthesia, what her body has been through today and the fact she's been up since 4:00am, Kim could really use some sleep now. We had been warned that she might experience some temporary partial paralysis, but she was scooping ice chips from a cup to her mouth under her own power. All things considered, she is a model patient. So strong. I'll add more details later, but you all can exhale now... uncross your fingers and toes... but keep the prayers coming, as she's not completely out of the woods yet. God is great!