Surgery tomorrow (Friday) morning and some sibling therapy

We learned this morning that they were able to fit Oliver in for tracheostomy surgery tomorrow, Friday morning!  Yea!  We are so glad that we won't be waiting for another week just to get scheduled.  We know there are risks to any surgery or procedure, but we are very much at peace that in this situation, for Oliver and our family, this is the best option right now. 

We've been in the PICU at Doernbecher Children's Hospital for 22 days now, and we're ready to start the process of getting home, where Oliver can continue to recover more comfortably and our family can enjoy getting back to our normal routines again.  We'll have about two more weeks here after the surgery tomorrow.

In the meantime, we'll continue to make the most of our situation here in Portland.  The therapy services at OHSU have been such a blessing to our family.  Two of our favorites are "Huck Finn", the large, incredibly soft therapy cat:

...and the new dollies and medical supplies provided by the family life therapist for the girls:

Elsa decided today that her dolly needed more than bandages and medicine.  She donned her gloves and mask and gave her dolly a ventilator and a feeding tube. 

I guess I need to start looking for a children's book on Clara Barton - she nursed her brother back to health before starting the American Red Cross - anyone know of a good one?