Surgery should get easier, but it actually gets harder. This will be the 17th time she has gone under anesthesia and the 6th actual surgery. It has hit me that surgery is soon. It has hit Emerson too. She is sad, not sad that she has to have a surgery, but sad that she will miss school. She loves school SO much. Prior to surgery we use the special surgery soap, start breathing treatments to build her lungs up, make plans for Addison and Jenson, clean all of her bedding and anything that she will be on after surgery to prevent infections, and we pray. We would appreciate your prayers too. This surgery will happen on Monday and Dr. Luhmann says it will be an "easy" surgery. He plans to remove the current rods and replace them with new longer rods as well as tighten all of her screws. She will stay a night or two in the hospital and then as soon as she is stable and ready she'll be sent to "heal at home." Please pray for: a safe, successful surgery