ok that was torture for mom and dad. rule of thumb whenever anyone at the hospital says something is going to take (x) hours,be sure to multiply by at least 2 to get the true time. spencers surgery which was supposed to start at 12:30 got pushed back to 2pm which was ok. at 2pm they took him "on call". we could not be with him at this point but he must have been like an airplane being taxied on the runway, you know waiting to be cleared. after 7 hours of pacing,huffing and puffing,and many delirious thoughts we almost tackled his surgeon as he made his way into the waiting room. the only thing that saved him was that he had a big smile on his face when he entered. we knew that was good and our meeting with him proved it. everything went very well and according to their plans. spence got to see mom,dad,liv carter, and auntie di for a couple of minutes each but was still plenty groggy. i'm sure he'll have a good nights sleep (well maybe not, his nurses already told us they will have to wake him during the night for vital signs and etc) but we will see what tomorrow brings. thank you to all for everything