Surgery was a success!

Caroline's surgery went extremely well today. A rod was placed on her (R) side and her ribcage expanded. Her lung volume improved immediately. Pretty cool that they can watch as the lung fills the space that had been crowded. She's in the PICU vented and in quite a bit of pain. They're working hard to keep her comfortable. She's talking to us a little, mostly crying that the vent hurts, but knows we're here. She's so brave and we are so very proud of her. Thank you all for your well wishes and prayers. ~SP