Update 2 - Brave Leah in some pain, but doing well

Updated 2.40 p.m. Little cancer patient Leah Xuereb has not stopped asking for her brother since she woke up from major surgery for rare cancer in a US hospital this morning, her parents said.  "Before the operation she saw other children playing with their brothers and sisters so she asked for Owen, who is in Gozo.  She has been asking for him a lot since she woke up," her mother Zhana said, speaking from the  bedside at the Texas hospital. The 10-hour operation ended at 5.30 a.m. today and Leah came around after about 15 minutes. "When we went next to her she was saying: Mummy, Daddy... When she saw us she cried... she's in pain but she's talking and doing well... We're so glad she's with us," her mother said. The toddler has also been asking for her brother and her "nanna". She is currently hooked up to a machine since her stomach is temporarily not functioning due to the operation. She will have to spend the next few days in intensive care. Her parents are with her, taking it in shifts to rest, and telling her stories to keep her distracted from the pain.  Earlier this morning, members of her family said surgeons were happy with the way the operation...