And now we wait

Today has been a very hard day. As I write this, it is 11:30 and Mitchell has been in surgery for about 3 hours so far.

The Bunger Men with matching do's

We said good-bye to Mitchell at 7:30 a.m. this morning.  Chad and I would both describe this as one of the hardest things we have endured to date.  As they wheeled Mitchell away, he was very calm and holding on to both of his stuffed animals.  He was thrilled that they could accompany him back to surgery and they both wore matching bracelets just like the one Mitchell has on. 

Playing on the giant piano outside Children's Mercy after bloodwork yesterday.

They called at 8:30 a.m. to let us know that surgery was underway.  The nurse told Chad that Mitchell did great and was even telling everyone in the operating room jokes until he went to sleep.  Mid-morning we moved up to the Ronald McDonald Family Room which is much more comfortable and quiet than the chaos of the same day surgery waiting room.

Watching a video from his class while having his last snacks and drinks last night

Our last update was at 10:45 a.m.  Surgery was going well and Mitchell was very stable and hadn't needed any blood products at this point.  They will call to give us another update in a few hours.

The waiting game continues.  Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.