Surgery Day

​Noah went in to the MRI room to begin the scanning process at 7:50. He made sure before hand that everyone knew he wanted either marshmallow or donut smell in his mask. :) He has been nervous all morning and very angry that this has to be done, but as soon as we arrived downstairs at MRI he was all smiles. They really take care of him, and us, down there and it was familiar to him. Before John took him back to the room, he gave me a hug and a kiss and said, "I love you, Mom, I will be safe in there." John and I have been praying for peace for him this morning, and it did my heart good to hear Noah say that. God has got him, and Jesus is with him. He will be taken directly from the MRI room to the OR. I will post again once he is moved for surgery. Thank you so much for praying and believing with us.
​-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9:38am - They just began the surgery, it took them a while to get him positioned. We will receive updates every hour to 1 1/2 hours. 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10:25am - So far so good!!! No one knows how long the procedure will be, last surgery was about 5 hours. So we will keep updating! Thanks for checking in on him.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12:00pm - Everything is going well. 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2:30pm - It's done! Noah is in recovery, and unfortunately they will not let us see him for about 40 more minutes (last time we were allowed in recovery so this is very frustrating for us!) We spoke with the surgeon and he said everything went very well, the tumor he removed was about the size of a tennis ball. He opened part of the old incision and also made a new incision behind his left ear. He did remove several cm of brain that he believes to be non-functioning. As Noah was waking up he moved his left AND his right arms!!! He is also speaking, answering the nurse's question about pain, etc. *Insert huge sigh of relief here!!* We are anxiously waiting to see him now, and we will update more once we get to visit with him for a while and experience how he is doing for ourselves. Thank you all so much for praying for him today! 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Evening update - Noah was moved to the PICU this afternoon around 4:00. The PICU at Children's is one very large room with many beds. Each bay has its own nurse and space for two chairs. We can stay with Noah most of the time, but must leave during routine procedures during the night. Currently, he is in and out of sleep. He has complained a lot of pain in his head and his IV line in his foot. He has been put on morphine and so far has not had any negative reactions to it. When he is awake it is apparent he isn't happy about being in the bed hooked up to all the tubes and leads connected to him. I can't blame him, I wouldn't be either. 
His surgeon came by and checked him out. He squeezed his fingers with both hands, raised up both arms high in the air, wiggled his legs around and was able to count the number of fingers he held up in front of him. Praise God for His goodness  that Noah has not shown and negative effects of this surgery so far!!  He has asked for Darth Vader's ship (a toy) and called his IV lines "stupid" -  so we know his personality hasn't been altered.  
We will be in PICU for 24 hours at least then move on to a recovery room elsewhere. Hopefully they will take him to the 6th floor. Until then Jessica and I will be beside his bed as long as we can. 
God has once again answered our prayers. Our little hero has come through yet another dangerous surgery. We praise God for every person who had a part in today's events and are so very grateful for this hospital. We had so many encouraging words from so many of you and over 17,143 individuals visited this site today. I cannot express my gratitude to you who have kept up with Noah and lifted him up in prayer. This fight isn't over. We believe Gods plan for Noah's life is far from finished. 
"He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Phillipians 1:6
Pray with us that God will complete this work of healing and use Noah's life for His glory!!
Pass it on - 
Pray for Noah

---