Good morning, readers of Jonathan’s blog!

Hi! My name is Katy and I’m Jonathan’s sister. It is 5:30 am here in Seattle. We just arrived for Jonathan’s surgery at the UW Medical Center. The hospital is pretty quiet at this time of day, except for here at the admitting clinic which is bustling with patients and their family members.

I drove to Seattle yesterday from my home in Eugene, Oregon. I’m an alumna from the University of Washington, so I’m familiar with the campus. I’m grateful that Jonathan lives so close to the hospital and we only had a 12-minute drive this morning.

Jonathan is all checked in and resting comfortably under a heated blanket while we wait for the surgery to begin. 

I’ll be sharing updates here as I learn more information about how the surgery is progressing.

Stay tuned!