Jamie’s Surgery: Day 2 (evening)

Evening update: Past 9pm now, and all going as it should. We took the scenic route back to town earlier, via Hout Bay beach, and arrived sometime around 6. While watching him and chatting to his nurse (own 1:1 attention), he started moving his hands and promptly rolled over onto his stomach. Obviously not a good idea with all the pipes. After telling us she’d need to give him more Valium, she casually mentioned having already given it to him 3 times since the afternoon. We overheard her saying to another nurse “…it just does nothing to this boy”. Definitely Jamie under the sedation!

(His hands are restrained, and the yellow on his stomach is antiseptic, not jaundice!)

After ensuring that guardrails would be put up on either side of his bed, we went and had a homecooked supper Jan had packed. A few distractions later we were back at his bedside, having a nice chat with his new night-shift nurse. She’ll be with him until tomorrow, and for all the nights over the weekend, so we’re very confident he’s in good hands. All his vitals are good, and they’re very pleased with his condition. Not much else to say I guess except we’ve been flooded with support, well-wishes and prayers, and to everyone on this journey with us – you’re really helping! Thanks