The recovery room nurse just stopped in to say that she’s doing great and should be going up to her room as soon as they finish the shift change. As an aside, it’s a very international nursing group here – the recovery room nurse is Irish, the intake nurse was Russian and another was German.

Clark

Just spoke with her surgeon.  The surgery went well but long – over five hours. She’s in the recovery room now and I’ll see her in a couple of hours. We thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers.

Clark

Dear Family and Friends,

I can truly say I’m happy to be having my hysterectomy, Mon., Nov. 21, at 11:00 a.m.  It has been amazing to hear from so many of you and I feel buoyed up by your prayers and energy.  I have great medical care, and greater home team support from Clark and my sister Ellen.  My sister Sarah from Denver will be coming after Thanksgiving to help with home recovery.  I’ll be in the hospital for Thanksgiving, but Luke will come up from LA, and we all look forward to seeing ND upset Stanford.  Friends Kathy and Jack Berkemeyer from Chicago will join us.

Concerning my name.  My official name is now Noel Ann Stanton.  I kept the Noel from Sr. Noel days, because that’s the only name many folks knew.  I am still Annie to all of my family and Falls City friends.  I know it gets confusing.  To check the blog, just go to noelstanton.com.

Clark and Ellen will be posting for the next days until I am fully awake.  Your prayers and friendship mean the world to me and to us.  Love Noel  and Annie