Will's Head- June 8, 2012

10:30pm - Will had his surgery this evening.  He's currently in the Recovery Room and will go back to his unit (Foothill's Unit 111, room 18) in a half hour or so.  I haven't spoken with the surgeon yet to find out how it went, but when I know more tomorrow, I'll post again.

5:00pm - I texted some of you yesterday, but for those who are not in the know yet, here's what's happening with Will and his head...  He had some swelling a couple weeks ago, which he had in the past as well and it always went away with no problems.  This time the swelling went away, but his head was tender near his scar and his skin was getting dry.  Yesterday he picked off some dead skin and pus started draining from the spot (sorry for the detail if you're squeamish).  At his doctor's advice, he went to Emergency and they have decided to admit him.  He's on antibiotics as his bone flap (the piece of skull that was removed last July to relieve pressure, and replaced in September) is presumably infected.  He is awaiting surgery which was supposed to happen this morning, but more urgent cases have bumped his time.  Apparently the surgery is not too risky, and we'll know more about what happens next after they've gone in to see what we're dealing with. 

Will's in good spirits, and all our needs are met at the moment.  We appreciate your prayers and concern and will aim to update this site as often as there is news.  Blessings to everyone!

By the way, I changed the settings on the blog to accept comments from anyone, not just if you're connected to Facebook, etc., so give it a try.  I'll find out soon enough if I made the changes correctly.  At the same time, I also modified the title of this blog and added "Will to Recover" again, since our stories seem to blend and never end!

Shawna (for us 3)