Now i know i have a heart, cause its breaking!

I have worn a hole in my shoe, didn't know it was made of metal! Shannon is in a normal room now and they predict that she'll leave by this weekend. She loves her Thanksgiving meal and ate it all. She already did three laps around the nurses station. She's looking forward to the lab results and taking a shower.
She's all for visitors,  let me know so i can give you her room number. If you cannot make it but want to see her i might be able to Skype her or something.
We've really loved all the support and prayers we've received and our hearts are filled and overflowing for her surgery, recovery and future treatments.
-R

Put 'em up, put 'em up! Which one of you first? I'll fight you both together if you want. I'll fight you with one paw tied behind my back....

Today its all about getting to the next room. Shannon has slept for a whole two hours! And she is less blocked up thanks to some special medication. She's going for a walk later.
They readjusted her headband and gave her a sixties poof of hair out the back. We can see more of the surgery staples, looks like an upside down V starting from her left ear and ending around the peak of her head.
She has branched out this morning and has ordered cream of wheat AND applesauce. The in-laws are over for a few days, all it took was a brain tumor and surgery to bring the family together for Thanksgiving.

I'd unravel any riddle For any individ'le In trouble or in pain

Shannon is doing better and better (and looking better). She very much enjoyed a few visitors though it was a short visit. She has many cards and flowers from students and staff in marion school. Still having an internal traffic jam that has no signs of clearing. She still has "fun" remembering the drain coming out. Still won't let me get pictures of the scans for our medical friends. Apparently there is some program needed to interpret them, obviously they haven't heard of JPEGs. I will see about ninja-ing them from someone who doesn't want to be here Thanksgiving.

-R

If i only had a brain...

Shannon's drain was removed a half hour ago. She described it as the worst pain she's been in. Apparently there was a six inch tube, it was removed by the surgeon, whom while a very talented brain surgeon doesn't believe in local anesthetics. Even the nurse was frankly surprised.
Afterwards he did a single stitch, which was pulled tight and he snapped a new headwrap on her (as seen in the photo). And of course they let people in just after to see her.
She has ordered chicken strips for lunch. Sydney had lunch in the deli next to a crazy lady who kept laughing and talking to herself. I thought she was a nurse and was concerned.

-R

Lions and tigers and bears! Oh my!

Shannon's swelling is going down and they should be removing the drain today! Hopefully we can convince a nurse to snap some pictures of her head when they remove the bandages. Delivered an awesome care package from a friend, she was very excited about ninja socks and fuzzy slippers.
-R 

Back to the yellow brick road?

Shannon had some swelling in her left eye last night so they are keeping her in the ICU another day. She looks like she was in a prize fight. She is eating and has ordered food herself (more cream of wheat). She hasn't needed pain meds for awhile now. Afraid its another delay for visitors.

-R

Give me those ruby slippers!

Shannon already is eating (two bites of malt-o-meal, and two sips of OJ). Her bowls we're disgruntled and expressed them selves. She was having some irritating IV's so they removed the ones on her right hand and gave her a purple power picc line (no i didn't make that one up). From what they described they put an IV all the way up a vein and ran a tube into her chest so they medicine goes past her sensitive veins. Plus they can draw blood.
Pictures of her eating, right before the picc line, and of her hair. Still haven't figured out why they give you the hair in a baggie. Its not all they cut off, maybe they want to prove that your not bald, or not that bald. What would they do if you had no hair? Empty bag?

-R