Tuesday afternoon/eve:
Bette said that the surgery went well. Mike was awake for awhile afterwards. It was touching to talk to her this morning because she said she went there to see Mike before surgery and he mouthed the words "I love you" to her and gave kisses (I'm crying now). She said that his homografts were stapled on and there were snug bandages over. She said he was sleepy and slept quite a bit. He seemed itchy and tried really hard to reach a leg, lifting it up while reaching down. The nurse gave him some benadryl (ah, better living through chemistry!) and that seemed to help. Mike fell asleep again and Bette stayed for an extra hour and a half this evening before finally retiring. One more surgery down... how many more to go????

More later,
and so we go
JaCee