8:25

The wheeled him back into the OR at 8:15.

There was a lot of talk about whether they could save his leg.

I was more concerned about if they could save his life.

(Then again, I walked out to the waiting room on my own two feet, so who am I to pipe in?)

We are in St. Mary’s Hospital for this portion. St. Mary’s is about three blocks from the larger Mayo facility, which means no bagels or coffee for the moment, and nobody playing piano in the atrium, but right now, I’m just looking for nap - 4 am is an early call time.