Update July 20

There's no place like home! Just two days after brain surgery, we are home again, and Bob no longer even has any bandages on his head! This afternoon, Bob has not even wanted any pain medication other than Tylenol. The quickness of all of this just seems surreal!  We've already fired up his new dedicated NeuroPace laptop, downloaded the data from the device to the computer, and uploaded those data to the cloud. Paul Simon was right. These truly are the days of miracle and wonder! We are grateful for the ways that your thoughts and prayers have supported this miracle! Now we will pray that Bob is among those the NeuroPace researchers call "responders", meaning that over time he has a substantial reduction in his seizure activity.

Update Tues. July 19

Bob continues to recover well. He was moved from ICU to the regular floor this morning. He is resting and regaining his strength. We are on track to head home tomorrow! Thank you for your love and prayers.

Update Tues. July 19

Bob continues to recover well. He was moved from ICU to the regular floor this morning. He is resting and regaining his strength. We are on track to head home tomorrow! Thank you for your love and prayers.

Update Monday July 18 4:00pm

We are with Bob in the ICU. He is talking and making jokes. Everyone seems to feel with his progress.  The current plan is that he will stay here in the ICU overnight. Then we'll see how he is doing tomorrow and determine the plan from there. We are breathing a big sigh of relief! Thank you for your prayers. Keep them coming for continued healing over the next hours, days, and weeks.

Update Monday July 18 1:00pm

We just got the news that Bob has come through the surgery well and he is now in recovery. Both the neurosurgeon and our neurologist came to see me to let me know that they were pleased with how it went. Bob will be moved to the ICU to stabilize for the rest of the afternoon and then will probably be moved to the regular neurology floor this evening.

Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers. We are blessed that everything has gone very well so far, and the worst of it seems to be behind us.

Megan

Update July 17, 2016 Neuropace Surgery

Bob is scheduled to have brain surgery to implant the RNS NeuroPace device early tomorrow morning. We will arrive at the hospital at 5:30am and he will go in for the surgery about 7:30am.  The surgery should take two to four hours. They will cut a hole the size of a silver dollar in Bob's skull which is where the pacemaker will sit and there will be two electrodes that go into his brain to lay alongside each hippocampus. After the surgery he will go to ICU until he is stabilized. He is only expected to stay in the hospital one or two nights, then we will be back home. We are grateful for your thoughts and prayers.
Megan