The second update...

Just thought I would update everyone on what is going on. Margaret will be undergoing brain surgery at 7 am tomorrow. In layman's terms, there are 4 main arteries that lead to your brain at the base of your neck.They then branch into other areas of the brain. These arteries are big ones. The neurosurgeon said that when one of these arteries bursts, people don'tusually survive the ride to the hospital. They are that fatal. The artery that Margaret had burst was the one that is closest to her ocular (vision) nerves. Her bleeding had stopped on it's own and the fact that she was not only alive, but awake (although incoherant) was a miracle by itself. Add that to the fact that her bleeding stopped and that there didn'tappear to be any more damage was amazing.They are going in and removing part of her skull to reach the artery that burst. They will place a clamp on it to prevent the bleeding from starting spontaneously again. There is some risk to her vision, but nothing will be known until she is recovering. She will be in ICU for 2-3 weeks and then will move to the regular hospital floor for an undetermined amount of time. The exent of her recovery is completely unknown at this point. I appreciate the thoughts and prayers. She has had a priesthood blessing. Her family is here and her extended family are on their way. Please continue to pray for the surgeon and a steady hand and comfort for her (she is in a lot of pain right now) and for the family and friends. All requests for help should still go through Geniel Crandall or Margaret Havenar.

EDITED TO ADD: This was written earlier today. Since then Margaret actually woke up and was doing great. She was able to eat dinner tonight and was talking and seemed much more aware of what was going on. Her vision was hazy and she tired very quickly, but it is tremendous progress in the right direction. Sadly she asked where I was and I ofcourse was at home holding down the fort (WHAAAA). I will be at the hospital tomorrow for sure! I just wanted to add thisas it was a very positive sign.We appreciate your love. I especially appreciate all of your personal notes of encouragement and prayer.