Monday 4/28/03 - Operation
Monday morning Les was still sleeping when they came to transfer him to the Operating Room. It went rather smoothly. Grandma Sue arrived to walk down the hall with them to the Warren Surgical Suites at Children’s Hospital. They waited for about 25 minutes in the waiting area and had a chance to talk to the surgeon prior to surgery. He was very professional and arrived in a suit. It was only after the surgery that they saw him in his scrubs. 

Cillia and Jason each had their own way of passing the 4-5 hours during the surgery. Jason chose to stay 

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 

Friday 4/25/03 - Bubbles
This was to be a "Getaway Weekend" for Jason and Cecillia while Les was scheduled to stay with Gammie and Papa Barry. 

Cillia called from Gammie’s house in Wildomar to Paramedic Todd at Murrieta Station 2 and discussed whether or not to call 911. Todd felt that it was worthy of a 911 response. 

Cillia called Jason who had just arrived home to say that she was going to bring Les home to Murrieta and then call 911, hoping that the Fire Department could push Les to the front of the line at a hospital emergency room. (Note: Les's Papa Barry also works on the Murrieta Fire Department) As Jason and Cillia talked, Jason stood in the garage. Just as Jason was going to tell Cillia to wait to call 911, the Murrieta Fire District Engine 631 (station 1) pulled to a stop in front of our house. Two firemen and a Paramedic jumped from the vehicle and approached Jason. Forrest, the Engineer, said to Jason, “You don’t look so hurt.”