Going for surgery

Finnegan goes in for surgery this morning. He'll have a shunt placed to drain fluid from his brain's ventricles as well as pockets of extra axial fluid sitting on top of the brain. As far as brain surgeries go, this one is pretty low on the complicated scale. It's comforting to know that others have had this same thing done, multiple times, and are all doing well.

I felt a strange sense of calm driving into Peoria this morning. The sky was dark, but the moon was shining through the light and fluffy clouds that looked like a warm soft blanket God was wrapping Finnegan in to keep him safe and comfortable before, during, and after his surgery.

This surgery, and his recovery afterwards, should wrap up all of Finnegan's hospitalization needs caused by the meningitis. He should come home sometime this weekend or Monday depending on how his recovery goes. Once home, Finnegan will have a large entourage of early intervention specialists and practiced specialist doctors to follow and help him grow as the physically and mentally strong courageous Finnegan we all know him to be. Christine and I will continue to post updates as time flies by on the blog (http://ianandchristinebruckner.blogspot.com/) so you can follow his next chapter... the one that, God willing, will not include mention of hospitalization.

Thank you for your prayers as we wrap up this unexpected chapter in all of our lives.

May God bless and keep Finnegan safe and be with him during and after surgery; bless his surgeons, O.R. staff, and followup caregivers, guiding their actions for the best possible outcome; and give comfort and blessings to everyone thinking of and praying for Finn. Amen.

Saints Mary, Joseph, Nicholas, Francis, Patrick, Vitus, Luke, Expedite, Hernandez, Michael & Raphael the Archangels, Agatha, Camillus, Cosmos & Damian, and Infant of Prague, pray for us.

Guardian Angel of Finnegan Michael Bruckner, pray for him.