she was just a few weeks following emergency abdominal surgery, but was determined to make it to this wedding
fortunately we had some serious familial beef on hand to help her dream come true
here she is immediately post op -------> http://www.pbase.com/artichoke/image/136743650
when I asked the intensivist how she was doing, he said, looking a bit grim, "we are doing a saline resuscitation"