It is with much relief and joy that we send along this note to let you know that Noora sailed through her 12th operation (7 in Iraq and 5 in Maine) yesterday and is now resting on the regular Peds floor, at Maine Med. The operation took Dr. Wilson and Dr. Attwood approximately 3 hours and resulted in the successful reinsertion of the prosthetic skull. Dr. Attwood was able to use the new skin, which the balloons had created, to cover the prosthetic skull and eliminate a large portion of the scar tissue on Noora’s head. If all goes well, Noora should be discharged by the end of the week. In spite of a headache, her current ambitions (as of 20 minutes ago) are to….. get her IV out, eat some grapes, and get to the playroom…..”resilience” in it’s purest form