This morning Mike, Kathy, Patrick and Bonnie awoke and made our way to the University of Michigan Cardiovascular center. It was a cold and dark winter morning in Ann Arbor and the conversation was detail oriented. Wearing his tiger shirt and flannel pajama pants, Mike entered the hospital with wife on one arm, and sister on the other and a strong, brave and cheerfull look on his face. Patrick then went back and picked up the rest of the contingent. We all got to take our turns going back to see him in the Pre-operative area......and of course he found it necessary to point out his young student nurse! After an emotional and heartfelt visit, we left him in his very capable surgeons hands slightly before 7am. The surgery is expected to take 5-7 hours, so we are biding the time until we hear something.
This is something we have all been anticipating for a long time and there is a certain amount of relief that the day has arrived, even though we have not slept much and are pretty nervous (we can't even remember how to play Presidents and A**holes). Mike is such a special person to his family and friends, and we know that you all want to keep up to date on how he is doing and whats going on. We are hoping that you will be able to use this blog to do just that. I will be updating this several times a day with how Mike is, how we are all doing, and later with some "straight-from-the-horses-mouth" Mike Nolan quotes.
Thank you all for caring so much.....The Nolans
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Great idea, this Blog! Because we are all thinking about Mike and all of you today. Keep us posted and let us know if there is anything we can do to make your lives easier (we are only 30 minutes away from AA).
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The McGraths
miketheflyfishingking?????
ReplyDeleteLast Thursday, one of your loyal and finned subjects bade me to wish you well and a speedy recovery..... she came on a hot-butt hex, a fly NOT named after your young student nurse....
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Thank you for giving us all this blog... i am thinking of Uncle Mike and also of all of you making the time pass in the waiting room. I understand how the clock just seems to tick by as slow as molasses! looking forward to another update, and if you need some reminders on how to play Presidents and a**holes give me a call. i might be able to help. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info! Tell Mike I prayed INDOORS today and all is well so that is a good omen. Also it is a stunningly beautiful day up here, sunny & blue sky, another good omen. So hugs to all the Nolans. Kathy, special hugs to you as we are now sisters of the surgical waiting period. You have my prayers also. Oh, and, flyfishingking??? Ah well, whatever. Love you all. Call if you need anything!
ReplyDeleteHey, Nolans! Thanks for the blog!. I just called Ben to see if he'd heard anything and he directed me to this. Great idea.Our thoughts and prayers have been with you since early this a.m. We're all anxiously waiting and continue to think of all of you. Love, Jon & Sue
ReplyDeleteHi to the Nolans! Please know, our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. We ARE sorry to be missing the euchre games! We love you and will keep tabs via this awesome blog!
ReplyDeleteLove ya, Cathy
Thanks Pat for keeping all of us informed on Mikes progress. The Webb's thoughts & prayers are with the Mike and the Nolan family. Can't wait to hear about some of the shenanigans Mike will undoubtedly pull on the docs & nurses.
ReplyDeleteMcMahons here - hope all is continuing to proceed well. You will know Mike is fine when he starts complaining.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat for keeping us up to date... it has been a long day thinking of you all. Such a relief to know its finally completed! Now we can turn our prayers toward a speedy recovery.
ReplyDeleteSounds like all is going well post op. Mike is lucky to have a beavy of private nurses looking out for him. Tell him we are all hoping for a quick recovery. Love to all,
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