Erin Update 2

Dear Family and Friends,

We're finally able to give an update on Erin (the computers have been down at the hospital). Yesterday, late afternoon, Erin's blood work came back with some concerns. Her blood was not clotting properly, so the surgeon wanted additional tests before her 7:30 am start time. Since we could not get lab results that quickly, she was moved back to the 12:00 start time. All blood results came back normal this morning, so we had the green light to get started. Erin went to surgery, smiling and happy, at 11:45 am, and all is going very well. They quickly started the anesthesia and put in all her lines with no complications. They were just about to start the heart repair at about 12:45. The nurse will be updating us again sometime after 2:00 pm. The surgeon said he expected her to be out by dinner time. We'll be posting more when we know. Thanks again for the prayers!!