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Week of Nov 27 TWO for one surgeries (hence why I am behind in posting!)

Monday AM Update:
Ummm that is not Wil, his surgery is at 10....that is his dad,Chris, after 2 ER visits found out he has a gallstone blocking a duct, spent the night in the hospital in extreme pain. Procedure early this morning to unclog duct and then gallbladder surgery when his liver enzymes are better (hopefully tomorrow). Prayers and positive vibes needed because I'm at a loss for words, at least the two surgery waiting rooms are close.
Monday PM update:
Here is the Ohler boys update. Wil's surgery went ok, but having terrible migraines and nausea, says he wants to cut his head off #chemosucks. Chris took longer than expected but after 2 hours they were able to clear the duct and put in a shunt. Chris says he currently has no pain just exhausted. He still looks a bit yellow (not like a dandelion anymore) but if his liver enzymes look good tomorrow morning he will have surgery to remove the gallbladder. Wil has chemo at 9:30am so I'm sure I'll be running between rooms again. Thanks for all the visitors and calls and texts and messages, we really felt the love today!!



And just for some extra drama...I broke my toe last weekend so "running" between the two surgery rooms has been more like limping.



And then when I left Chris to go home and give Wil his chemo, he was projectile vomiting, and when I asked him to flush (chemo puke smells), the toilet blew up! YOU CAN NOT MAKE THIS STUFF UP!!



Tuesday Morning update: Wil had chemo with his grandparents. Chris has been bumped a few times, still in pre-op



Tuesday evening update Day 3: Surgery #2 for Chris is over. He is finally back in his room and stable. They will continue to monitor him closely, he can only have ice chips (sorry no beer and wings). He appreciates the kind words and 🙏🏼. 

Wil is home with Bushia he will be back in the morning for chemo. Good thing they are both being treated at Mercy.



NOV 30th update
Everyone is home. Chris is managing to get around at a very slow pace. Wil's chemo went smoothly today. I hope to see the back of my eyelids more tonight. Thanks for checking in on us friends!

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