Surgeries complete

             At 6 am this morning Jordan was admitted in to the hospital to get ready to donate part of his liver to his mom (Grace). Grace was admitted in to the hospital the night before. My dad(Randy) and I(Karlee) waited with Jordan in pre op until 9am when he was taken in to surgery, we then waited in pre op with Grace. After the go ahead that everything was good with Jordans liver, Grace was then taken in to surgery at 12pm. The Toronto general hospital had a very nice surgical waiting room for families to wait in with very helpful staff and volunteers, which is where Randy and I spent much time today.
            At 6 pm after 9 hours in OR the surgeon came and told my dad and I that Jordan was out of surgery and everything went well. The surgery was estimated to take 6-8 hours, the surgeon explained the reason for a 9 hour surgery to be because Jordan was so well put together, his connective tissues were just so strong that it was difficult to cut through his liver. My dad and I were able to see him one at a time in recovery where he appeared to be doing very well, sleepy but responsive, the first thing he asked me was how mom was doing. Jordan then stayed in recovery until 10:15 when he was moved to his room on a ward called step-down, it is not an ICU ward. There my dad and I were able to visit him more, he was very sleepy and is doing very well.
          After a very long wait the surgeon came and told us that Grace was finally out surgery, In total she was in OR for 10 and a half hours. The surgeon said that it was a very challenging and difficult  surgery, he said on a scale of 0-10 in difficulty he would rate it a 9. Despite a difficult transplant everything ended well in surgery and everything looks good, the surgeons ended on a positive note. Grace was then moved to ICU and is recovering there at the moment. We have not been able to see her as of yet.
          After a long day in surgery Jordan and Grace are recovering and resting in their rooms.

   
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