Twas the night before surgery....

Well the time has finally come for Mia to have surgery. It was a good thing we decided to drive up to the hospital the night before, due to the 7" of snow they are expecting here by morning. Mia's favorite restaurant is Red Robin, so we trekked out thru the snow and slush to go. She had her usual there, Mac-n-Cheese & melons. Yummy!! A quick bath and some bedtime lotion, she is primed and ready for bed and the big day ahead of her. We would like to thank everyone for calls, voice & text messages and emails of support and concern. She goes in for surgery @ 9:45am and as soon as we have any information I will try to post as soon as possible. Till then, keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Love the Silvers

Surgery Info

We received the call from the hospital:
We will need to arrive between 8-8:15 and surgery is scheduled to begin about 9:45am.
The surgery is going to be at Milwaukee Children's hospital and as of now she will be spending 1 night in the hospital.
Please keep Mia in your prayers!!

Benefit Night

The benefit Saturday nite was a huge boost to our hearts. We cannot believe the amount of friends, family and supporters that came out. With no parking available after 1-1/2 to 2 hours and no room to move once inside, it is very difficult to find words to express our feelings. We are so deeply moved and touched by everyone's thoughtfulness and generosity. We hope that everyone had a chance see Mia and just watch how full of life she is, you would defiantly see were Brandy and I find our strength. She really enjoyed her "birthday dance party", however she is not sure if she wants to have another birthday party like that cause she "didn't get any presents". At the end of the nite, Mia was exhausted from running and playing around. She did want to go back on Sunday because "everyone is still there dancing". Our family would like to thank all of "Mia's Angles" for their hard work, thoughtlessness and genuine concern for Mia.

Benefit Night - Video

Here is a video from WREX 13 about the benefit last nite.

WREX - Benefit Video

Newspaper Articles

Today there were stories published in the Rockford Register Star and the Belvidere Daily Republican, that talk about Mia and the benefit. We would like to thank Kevin Haas @ RRStar and Kristin Rosa @ BDR for these articles.

http://www.rrstar.com/homepage/x1751715242/Benefit-dinner-to-help-with-girl-s-rare-surgery

http://belvideredailyrepublican.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1376&Itemid=26

First Post

Greetings and welcome to our blog about our little princess, Mia! This is our first post and we are happy to share our journey with you. This weekend is the benefit dinner for Mia. We are looking forward to seeing friends and family there.