Ottawa Bound

Met a nice family in the waiting room from Nova Scotia.  This was a story of an operation gone bad. Her grandaughter was able to walk prior to surgery and never walked out. They flew out to Montreal Shriner's for a second opinion, however she has past the two year deadline and was told she would never walk again. Her future entails numberous surgeries hoping that the end result would be a fusion of the spin...which means no more surgeries. I think my stomach was in my throat after talking to them. Their life story puts every surgery that Jessica endures in perspective. The risks are high and you never know.  I'm very happy with our decisions which in the end will mean Jessica will hopefully receive a fusion within the next year to year and a half. No more surgeries is what we are striving for.

Right now we are heading back to Ottawa for the weekend. Surprisingly there is no traffic. I guess we have left at a GREAT time. Looking forward to some needed family time with the Salmon's!!! The plan is to head back to Montreal Sunday. The BIG day is on Monday morning now.