16 hours after surgery

Mom and I just completed our first visit with Adri this morning. She looks truly amazing considering what she has been through. Right before we went in to see her, we spoke to Dr. Harsh. He said he had visited her this morning and she is doing really well. Her hearing is gone in her left ear and there was very little chance of saving it since the tumor extended deep into her auditory canal. She has a little blurred vision from the vertigo, she told us she had to tell Dr. Harsh during his visit, "I don't mean to be rude but I can;t tell the difference between your eyes and your nostrils."

She has a great attitude. We complimented her bravery and strength and she simply replied that it was her only option. She seems to be very aware, she remembers saying good night to us last night, what was said during previous visits, all of the people who have come by to say hello. She is lucky enough to have such a big network of friends that she actually knows one of the nurses who works in the neurology ICU, another friend who works in the recovery area and one of Dad's old business colleague's daughter who is a resident here who happened to be working in ICU last night. They have all stopped by and been great. Lisa the ICU nurse texted me updates early this morning when we weren't allowed to visit.

She is still in ICU for now but the plan is to move her to the next stage of her recovery on the neurology floor where she will have more flexible visiting hours and we are crossing our fingers for a private room!

I took a picture of her to post so as soon as my IT support (Lex) arrives we will post it so you can all see how good she looks.