Tomorrow's the big day! Josh checks in at 10 and gets prepared for the surgery/procedure, which is expected to begin at 1 and last till 5 or 6. Preparation will involve the installation of a metal band around Josh's head, fastened at four points. He will recieve a local anesthesia for attaching the band.
The main procedure will have Josh on a bed inside an MRI, with a "helmet" that will shoot 1,024 high intensity focused ultrasound rays aimed at a small portion of his thalamus. Actually four spots on the thalamus. That's my very unscientific explanation!
Josh will spend the night at a hospital next door to the Center and will be released Thursday morning at 9. We expect to chill Thursday and see how Josh is feeling.
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We will be thinking, praying for you all tomorrow. Here are the key words I hold onto: courage, optimism, patience, and Grace. I adopted them during my liver transplant journey and they keep on working in my favor, so I offer them to you now. - Sharon Willen (www.sharonwillen.com)
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