Sun. 4/27/03 - PreOp
Cillia helped Les eat a good breakfast. A little while later Grandma brought Jason back to the hospital and then stayed with Les while Jason and Cillia went out to breakfast. Gammie and Papa Barry arrived while Cillia and Jason were out, so Les had many familiar faces around him. 

Cillia and Jason returned with crayons and a Buzz Lightyear activity book, which provided a much needed distraction for Les. He was exhausted still and soon took a 3-hour nap. While napping we had several other visitors. One family came by with their daughter who had undergone a brain surgery with the same surgeon that Les would have. They were a great encouragement. That group of visitors, as well as the grandparents left in the afternoon while Les was still sleeping. Jason and Cillia had a brief time of being alone in the room with Les before the next group of visitors showed up. 

It should be noted that God has the Fountain’s social calendar well under control. There was very little

Sat. 4/26/03 - ER
8:45pm Friday (4/25) they checked into the ER. At 11:45pm they were shown to an examining room and by 12:30am (4/26) the doctors were expressing the need for an image of Les’ brain. A “CaT”Scan was performed at 3am and Les was so tired they didn’t need anesthesia for him to hold still. By 4:00am the doctor had informed them that a tumor had shown up on the scan, and that they would be admitted to the hospital with plans of a surgery soon. Les finally fell asleep shortly after 4:00am. He had only 2 hours of sleep in the previous 21 hours. 

By 5:30am Les was moved to an ICU (intensive care unit) room. After a brief consultation with the