Dear Friends and Family,

We thought we'd start a little blog to keep everyone updated on Mary Ann's progress.  

First of all, we can't thank you enough for all the kind words.  Your love, prayers and support have meant so much.  We are so blessed to have such amazing friends and family.

The meals and treats have been so delicious, but the love you all have shown means more than you will ever know. 

Grammy had a cerebral hemorrhage on Friday morning.  Luckily she was able to call 911 in time for them to get her and rush her to the hospital.  She was taken to the emergency room at UVRMC.  We count it as a miracle that one of the premiere neurosurgeons in the world, Dr. Howard R. Reichman was at the hospital and was able to rush her into surgery.

She was in surgery for four hours to repair two ruptured blood vessels at the base of her brain.

The doctors said the surgery went as well as it possibly could.  She was placed in a medically induced coma for the next 48 hours.

This morning she was taken off the sedation.  She remains in a coma, but is not on life support.  She is breathing well on her own and her temperature and heart rate are fine.  Amy and Steph were able to fly out here to Provo right away.  The whole family, and many great friends have been with her the entire time as we wait for her to recover.

Once again, we just want to thank all of you so much for your love and support.  We love you all very much.  Check back as we will try to keep you posted as often as possible.