The Kleinlein Family

Sorry, no photo today. We left the camera at the Ronald McDonald House and things happened so quickly today that we didn't return to get it.

This morning, the doctors decided that Meghan was doing so well that she was ready to go from the PICU to a regular floor. What great news. The last time we were in the PICU, we stayed there for over 2 weeks. Within 2 hours we were notified, that they had decided that she was well enough to be discharged from the hospital entirely. WOW! Fabulous. One hour later, we were admitted into Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Unbelievable! After our Jan/Feb hospital stay, we couldn't get any rehab facility in NY or in PA to accept us. Stephan and I commented, "God must be shutting the wrong doors so we don't inadvertantly go through them." Yet when God wants a door open, it opens quickly. For 6 weeks, nothing has happened for Meghan, and suddenly:

* She gets accepted into a top Proton radiation program that only accepts 20 kids worldwide
* We get the most experienced Proton doctor, Dr Nancy Tarbell, who hand selects a few of those 20 children to personally monitor. (She is now a Dean at Harvard Medical School).
* A pediatric OR opens up for Monday morning, at 3pm on Friday afternoon.
* The head of neurosurgery at MGH agrees to personally perform Meghan's tumor fenestration using a metallic cauterizer--a tool with which he is the most proficient and people come from around the world for his expertise and experience.
* Meghan's brain doesn't bleed after the procedure--very rare
* Meghan heals so quickly that she is released 24 hours after brain surgery.
* She is admitted into a rehab facility, with insurance approval, within 2 hours of the request.

Can there be any doubt that we are in the right place, at the right time, with the right doctors? This is the door that God wanted us to pass through. Yes, it will still be a long road, but finally, we are on the right road. We are sincerely grateful to be led!