Tough night but hanging tight

We had a small setback last night as there was some fluid leaking from Cannon's incision which required them to give him an extra couple of stitches. That didn't go over so well with the little guy. After that, he actually slept pretty well thanks to the morphine and other pain meds. 

Right now, it's intense neck pain and headaches. If you feel the back of your neck - those two muscles that support the head - those had to be pulled way over to the side by his shoulders to reach the spine and back of the skull, so you can imagine how sore he is. Add to that the pressure of the fluid changes and he is pretty uncomfortable.

I can't thank everyone enough for the messages! Cannon had notes from Paris, Lebanon, Canada and throughout the US. He thinks it is so cool to see how people are praying for him and sending their positive thoughts. That is the one thing that seems to really engage him to get his mind off the pain so thank you!

He still is cracking jokes between the tears. Last night - he held out his finger with the oxygen sensor and said "ET phone home." We got a kick out of that.

More updates soon!