Surgery has begun

The day started out very early for Jason. He needed to be at the U of U at 7am. Because of the difficulties they had inserting the breathing tube with his last surgery, they needed to insert the tube while Jason was still awake and breathing on his own. This required multiple forms of medication, an oral spray, a jell swish, in addition to those inserted via his IV. At first he was not having it, he covered his mouth and repeatedly said no. Apparently, the taste was quite horrible. After his wife, Elsie explained the necessity of this process he understood, cooperated but hated every second of it.

At 8:30am we said our good-bye's and they took him back to begin prepping him for surgery. He seemed more nervous to me with this surgery than the one on Sept 19 2008. I am not sure if it because there is a high probability that he will loose his ability to speak or if other factors are weighing heavy on him. Most may already know Katie, his 13yr old daughter has just been diagnosed with NF2.

A little after 11am we received an update letting us know that the surgery had just begun. Inserting the breathing tube did not go as smoothly as they had hoped it might.

The duration of the surgery is scheduled between 4 and 6hrs. May God be with him and the surgical team as they remove one more of the many tumors that have invaded Jason's body.

We as a family appreciate everyone who has expressed their love and provided their support and prayers on our behalf. We will update Jason's Journey throughout the day.