Thank you so much for your calls and prayers. We just finished a fun game night with Mike, Dara and me playing our favorite game BUZZWORD. No snacks since Dara is on clear liquids today preparing for surgery prep on Saturday & Sunday.

Dr Slobodov will be performing an appendicovescostomoy and an A C E - the first precedure connecting Dara's bladder to her belly button so that she can self cath - and the second precedure using her appendix which is already connected to her colon - but connecting it to her side creating a plug so that she can use a catheter to flush water through her colon and be independent in her self care.

The surgery should take 4 to 5 hours and will be performed on Monday morning at Presbyterian Hospital in OKC. Dara is excited, nervous, relieved and getting a bit weak. I think she suffers the effects of low blood sugar and decided to go to bed about 7pm (after helping MOM beat Mike at BUZZWORD!!! - We are ALWAYS excited when we can beat the game meister!!!).

Saturday & Sunday will be used to clear up any UTI's and also clean out her insides so that they can use a part of her intestine as a tube to the belly button.

They are predicting 7 to 10 days of recovery in the hospital and then 2 to 6 weeks at home.
Not sure what this does to our plans for Thanksgiving - but being true blooded Burlesons & Moxleys we just stay flexible and will have fun wheverever, however and with whoever (or is it whomever, Mom?).

Mike & I will be swapping out at the hospital with Dara as we continue to work our business and keeping most of our commitments.

Thanks again for your prayers and calls - and we plan to keep everyone updated by phone calls to Grams & Papaw, church, Premier, bro's & sis's & this blog.

Love ya'll
Cherri