Hours went by with only two updates from the team of surgeons working on Everest. He seemed to be doing well even with everything going on. I went down to visit Candace and Jeremy and she was doing pretty good, just some discomfort. Everyone was with their mates as I stood to look out the window of his room. About twenty minutes later, there was a knock on the door and I turned around to see them wheeling Everest in, in his bed. I felt my heart jump into my throat and I smiled at the sight of him. It was such a relief and I hurried to his side and sat down next to him. I looked up at the doctor, who had a smile on his face. "Good news?" I asked him. " Absolutely, he did very well while under the knife. Everything should heal properly and he should be good to go within the week." The doc