Mary Catherine has 2nd Laser Surgery on her Birthmark

Last night Kevin, Mary Catherine and I traveled to Charleston, SC and spent the night at the Hampton Inn on the Ashley River. Mary Catherine was fascinated with the river and the things that live in it. This morning she had laser surgery at 7am at the Medical University of South Carolina. This was the second in a series of treatments they will be doing to the birthmark on her face. She was a very brave little girl. She rode in a red wagon to the operating room. Her doctor was Joel Cook. Mary Catherine likes him because he has a BIG watch. He says Mary Catherine is a very good little girl and the procedures are going very good. Dr. Cook is a laser surgeon specializing in dermatology. Mary Catherine was not in the operating room more than 15 minutes. They did not even put a tube down her throat. They simply gave her a little bit of gas to put her to sleep. She has some patchy bruising around her nose and eyes. We were in the recovery room approximately 1 hour. While there Aunt Pam and Uncle David came in to check on us. There was another little girl in the recovery room with us. She was crying very loud. Mary Catherine went to talk to her to see why she was crying. Dr Cook says the bruising should clear up with in a week. Our next appointment with Dr. Cook is on October 31st. At that time, we will evaluate the situation and decide on any further course of treatment if necessary. On the way home from Charleston, we stopped by for a visit with Pop Pop Rawlinson. Then we went by Toys-R-Us to purchase the new sparkling Cinderella doll. While there Meme & Mel Wright called to tell us they were getting off of the interstate and wanted to meet us. They came and met us at Toys R Us. We had a nice visit.