Update

Laura did great yesterday.  She was smiling from the moment we got in the car (at 5:50 am!) until they put her under anesthesia.  It's a good thing that she was so happy because we were in the waiting room for 2 hours with no explanation.  Thank you for your prayers - they were obvious.  Here she is, excited to be in the waiting room... (Praise God for the iPad!!!)

Waking up from anesthesia was a different story.  You could hear her crying all the way down the very long hall.  I'm sure she was confused as to where she was, who the people around her were, and why her mouth was so numb.  Poor thing, she looked like one of the Desperate Housewives of Beverly Hills with her mouth so swollen. 

Her smile was just starting to come back when we pulled in her driveway.  She was back at school today and doing much better!  Rana said that she has been eating a lot today.  Thank you so much for your prayers for Laura.