He's Awake!

Pete is in a recovery room, waiting to be transferred to the ICU.  He is pretty groggy and spaced out from the meds, but he is awake and talking.  He's even been cracking jokes and giving the nurses a hard time, so I know he's on the fast track to recovery.  :)

Totally rocking the Bret Michaels-esque headwrap!

I received a brief update from the doctor immediately following surgery.  He said that Pete's operation went as expected -- the tumor appears to be low grade, and they removed it.  Lots of people want to know how much of the tumor was removed, what was left, what type of tumor it was, etc.  At this point,  I don't know.  The doctor should come speak with us later on, but we won't have answers to a lot of the big questions until  the final pathology report is returned in 7-10 days.  Trust me, when we know, you'll know.

For the next few days we'll be hanging out at the hospital with not much to do, so I'm sure a blog update or two will follow.  I'd like to send out a big thank you again to everyone who has prayed, called, visited, and sent us good wishes.  We really appreciate everything you all have done for us!  Stay tuned as the Francis Craniotomy Saga continues!