I apologize if my descriptions about the medical procedures are not clear- we all know Dawn is the nurse!  I wanted to correct an earlier entry when I said they removed her tracheal tube.  What they actually did is cap it so that the air can remain inside allowing her to talk, but she doesn't have the strength to do that yet so she is still mouthing her words to us.  Dawn is doing well today.  she is giving more and more dirty looks and told us that she was very frustrated.  She keeps moving her body around and is very curious about what is going on.  Unfortunately her curiosity only takes her so far because the morphine will kick in and she will fade back into sleep.  Some of us are ready for her questions  and I'm sure we will be getting more and more of them as days pass.  She is on the board for surgery tomorrow and as long as she has a restful night and is still stable tomorrow, she will go in for surgery.  We will be thinking of you D's.  Stay strong.