Dec. 26 Mom in surgery right now

I'm at Johns Hopkins in the family area right now while my mom is in surgery...we came to the ER here Christmas morning after Mom was getting nauseous with the fluid build-up and the doc had said to come if she had those symptoms. They decided there was no reason to wait until Jan. 6 to do the surgery since there was an opening today. The staff here has been absolutely amazing in helping mom (as well as Dad and I) be as comfortable as possible, and we are so thankful for the wonderful hands she is in. We'd appreciate all your prayers as this surgery is expected to take 4-7 hours depending on what is found. So there's a quick update....thank you so much for lifting my mom up in your prayers!