For all of you who have been waiting to hear about Lauri’s progress, as of about 5:00 pm, she is out of surgery. Everything went well – Dr. Moline reported that it was all positive – and she is alert and doing fine. Brian and our parents are with her right now as they wait for her to be transferred to her hospital room. She’ll be at Sacred Heart in Spokane tonight and tomorrow night and then Lauri, Brian, Miko and our mother, Shirley, will drive back to Missoula. Our mom will be with her for the rest of the week while she recovers at home and I will be with her next week.
Lauri was admitted this morning at 10:30 am. Her surgery was scheduled to start at 12:30 pm, which it did.
As I get any additional updates, I will post them.
Thank you so much for all of your kind thoughts, words, deeds and love. I know that it has really eased the hearts of Lauri, Brian, Miko and the rest of us. Knowing that Lauri has so many people’s kind intentions supporting her through this experience is a real blessing.
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Have just discovered Lauri’s blog and am so glad to hear that surgery went well. Thank you to both of you for sharing such a personal journey. I look forward to further blogs and hope the mind and body healing has begun well for you.
I’m new to WordPress, yet this grabbed by heart with both hands. Sure hope for a speedy recovery. Live and peace xxx
Warm wishes to you too, this is clearly nerve-wracking for all of you. I’m glad Lauri’s surgery went well, and hope she, and her family and friends, continue to find the support and strength of each other, and the strangers in virtual, helpful
Thoughts and prayers with Lauri and her family… I didn’t have breast cancer, but from one survivor to another: “You got this, girly. Go get ’em.”
thoughts and prayer with her for her recovery, both physically and emotionally.
Good to hear, all the best with the recovery.
Please tell her the world is wishing her well x
Best wishes to Lauri and to her family and friends, who are all essential for recovery.
Thank you for the update and that it went well. Stay strong! Lifting prayers for Lauri and those close to her… – JC
Expedient healing thoughts on the way to Lauri! =)
Lauri…You are so beautiful to me! {{{{{hugs}}}}}