It's a Miracle!

Stanford's new definition of a "twin bed"!

It was an early start for rooms C107 and C108 at Stanford Medical Center. At 6:30 am PST Chris was transported to Pre-Op, but not before the twins could wreak havoc on their nurses. Both insisted on including hand written post-it notes to the surgeon on their charts and bodies. These stated their requests:

Chris:

Dr. Busque - While you're at it, can you please do a tummy tuck.

Thanks, Chris

ps No catheter please!

Thom (for Chris' chart):

Please perform the following:

1) Breast Augmentation

2) Brain Transplant

Our family would really appreciate it.

Needless to say the nurses and surgeon were kept entertained.

Chris on his way to surgery

At 12:30 pm, Thom was transported to Pre-Op. En route, the surgeon, Dr. Busque, informed us that Chris' surgery went really well and everything looked good. The anesthesiologist, Dr. Fink, explained the operating procedure and after a blood test they were ready to wheel Thom into surgery.

Thom on his way to surgery (with Melissa and Annette)

Around 4:00 pm Dr. Busque came out to inform us that Thom's surgery was successful and that the kidney was working PERFECTLY! It is a modern miracle and we are SO grateful for the positive outcome.

The man of the hour, Dr. Busque!

Hey Guys,

Transplant postponed for the third time...but only for 24 hours. We have an OR scheduled for Thursday at 7:30 am. Wish you could all be here!

After surgery you will get the Red Hot Juice (all the details.)

California Dreamin'

I'm headed to Modesto tomorrow for the big day! I'm pretty excited to be there with Dad, Mom and Uncle Chris on such an important day.

The things I am looking forward to:

- Eating good/authentic mexican food! (it does not exist on the East Coast)
- Spending some quality time with my parents (they are the best as far as I am concerned)
- Meeting my Dad's doctors (they have been so amazing)
- Having an In-N-Out burger!
- Enjoying the beautiful California weather

Thanks again to all who have kept our family in their prayers. We will keep you posted on how things go. Only a few more days!

Melissa