Work Up Day at Stanford!

 Thanks for all your prayers! God has really blessed this trip and Noah (who feels great)!

We traveled to SFO on Saturday with an uneventful day. We met up with some super friends from earlier days (I called nobody “old”, ha ha), who spent Sunday showing us Santa Cruz, surfing, and California BBQ. It was a great day of rest and fellowship. To top it off, we were offered a room at the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford, which was a real blessing (and where Robin spent 80+ nights back in 2011). If you ever get a chance to toss some loose change into the donation bucket at a McDonalds- it’s a valid place to give!

This morning (Monday), we checked in at LPCH (Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital), and Noah got lab work done, an EKG, an echocardiogram, and a briefing from the anesthesia and catheterization teams. What an amazing group of professionals- they answered all our questions and told Noah what to expect. Amazingly- the sonographer who saw Noah today was the SAME LADY who did his echo back in 2011! I was able to show her the picture of her and Noah - which she found only slightly interesting. (Ha ha). 

So- everything checked out fine and Noah is scheduled for the TPV (Tanscatheter Pulmonary Valve) insertion tomorrow at 9am Pacific Time (noon on the East Coast). The procedure should last 2-3 hours and Robin and I will post an update as soon as we can.

This afternoon we filled the time with Mediterranean food, a trip to the Golden Gate Bridge, and a drive up and down Lombard Street. 

Noah can’t have anything to eat after midnight tonight so I picked up his favorite - bacon and eggs, which I’ll cook him for a late “second dinner” before bedtime. 

Thanks again for your prayers. God has great plans for Noah. May He also bless many of you who follow along and are praying for him!

Adam