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Surgery Update

As you can imagine, COVID 19 has caused us quite a bit of stress!  We are doing everything we possibly can to keep Abby safe, including working from home and not going anywhere.  We used Instacart to grocery shop and wiped everything with disinfectant wipes on the porch before bringing anything inside.  We also wore gloves! 

There are many unknowns right now regarding Abby's surgeries.  Her orthopedic team canceled all of the pre-op appointments we were supposed to have next week and in April because all outpatient appointments are being postponed for the time being.  This means we will not be meeting with ortho, infectious disease, plastic surgery, pulmonary, and ENT right now. 

All elective surgeries in New York have been canceled for the time being, but it is unclear as to when that order will end.  Right now, the orthopedic team still has Abby on the schedule for her surgery and subsequent inpatient stay in May.  It would take a miracle or two to be able to reschedule all of her pre-op appointments in such a short amount of time, but we will see!  They also cautioned me that it will most likely be canceled, but they don't want to take her off the schedule just yet. 

If her surgery is canceled, ortho will start by rescheduling all of the March and April surgeries.  Then they will move to May.  My feeling is that they most likely won't even start rescheduling until June at the earliest, which means Abby will most likely not have surgery until the fall. 

Frustrating?  Yes.  We liked the idea of her missing minimal school by doing the surgeries over the summer.  She would miss the first quarter or more by having it in the fall. But what can you do?  We certainly could never plan for something like a pandemic to wreak havoc on our world!! 

Right now, we are trusting that God will have these surgeries scheduled in His timing and will keep Abby safe until she can have them.  Please know that any money that has been fundraised for Abby's surgeries and our extended stay in NYC will only be used for these purposes.  If her surgeries are scheduled, that money will be held until she does have them. 

Thank you all for your prayers!  Stay safe during this crazy time!

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