Heading to the OR

We were so blessed with such a brave girl. We got her up at 4:30 and without complaining she did all she was asked. We surprised her with new Gracelyn shirts and her own "Gracelyn Strong "hospital gown. We met with the child life specialists before she went in. They gave her a doll with a hospital gown to color on. She was so anxious with the last procedure that it was recommended that we give her versed (a drug to help her fall asleep) before she even leave us. We met with the surgeon, anesthesiologist and gave her the drugs to fall asleep. He dad held her, all wrapped up in her prayer blanket as she became sleepy. They wheeled her off in her wagon around 7:30 and we told her goodbye. Super hard! I love her so much. Not such a fun day. I'm so proud of her, her dad and myself. We all stayed super strong. We were told that it would be about 5 hours. We received a call at 9:00 that they had started to cut into her.