Waiting...

Now back at the hospital. We walked back to our hotel for a while, showered, and went for a longer walk. Its humid and fresh outside with yellow-leaf paths - a perfect autumn day for northern climes.
We expect Teo is in the middle of things right now and we will wait "by the fishtank" until we hear something.

Here are more details for the in-between:
I asked. Not sure why I wanted to know but I do. They told me Teo's blood is O+. I'm A+, for the record, and Ryan doesn't know. I've consulted my sister on what that all means and the verdict is that Ryan is not AB blood type but could be any of the others....ah, its all distraction.

He will need a transfusion (did I already mention this?) and they did have a match. The bandages you saw on his feet in the previous post look more severe than they were. They covered "magic cream" that makes the hands or feet numb to the upcoming needles. And that's where they will inject the anesthetics. He will have IV for fluids, a blood pump and monitors (they must stop his heart to operate), a lung machine, more needles for pain medication... Oh, they told us more but I can't remember everything. They told us he is in good hands. Handing him over was the hardest thing I've done but they were shiny happy people - very calm and reassuring and capable types. He was wearing a little gown too in the picture - smallest they have but still a little too big for him.

The fish tank is located right outside the doors to PICU (pediatric ICU) and we're keeping our heads down to avoid watching the doors. The surgeon will be the first person we see and he's going to come down the hall and not through the doors anyway - so no sense watching the doors. We are getting checked on by Courtney, our social worker, who reminds us to eat and drink and answers questions. She's shiny and happy people too. Thank goodness for them!

There is general noise and movement around us as at any hospital ... We remain still. Calm. Less tears for now. Waiting.