update

for those of you who wanted me to keep you posted on my neighbors' unfortunate situation:

apparently, the little girl made it through the surgery just fine. they brought her home and she was resting in her bed. this part i am still unclear about: either her mom was napping with her or her mom came to check on her after an hour or so and discovered that she wasn't breathing. efforts to bring her back were unsuccessful. as the child was adopted, it could have been anything in her genetic medical history that could have caused this. and to correct my earlier error, the family elected not to have an autopsy done.

it's such a sad situation. go hug your kids, your dog, your spouse, and everyone else that means the world to you!