Successful bypass

As of early afternoon, Lynn's heart is way more efficient, using three bypasses thanks to some grafting and the skills of the surgeon and his team. All is well, and Lynn's resting in the Intensive Care Unit....not yet awake, but looking good. Hats off (once again) to Oregon Health Sciences University for great care and some very family-centered support during the operation. Jono and I hung out in the various comfortable (and well designed) waiting rooms inside the complex - first the Surgical Waiting Room which has a "leaderboard" that tracks patient progress from being wheeled in to being wheeled out of surgery with this fancy color system. Then the thoughtful calls from a nurse inside the Operating Room, patched right to my cell phone - letting me know where the team was in the procedure.....and finally, in the ICU, where the most able of ICU nurses gave us the rundown on all Lynn's vitals and calmly explained the recovery process ahead.

Lynn's brother-in-law Gordon sent us the bypass photo above. Marta and Gordon's daughter Adrienne sent us the photo below in a get-well a card Lynn received from her last week. We think this sums up Lynn to a t: a Tough Cookie!

Thanks for all the thoughts and calls and texts and notes.....They've meant alot!