Saturday, January 31, 2004
Saturday. . .
Whew! I made it through the week.
So did Mary, which makes it all worth it.
I saw her this morning and she's sounding and looking much, much, much better. The plastic surgeon said the circulation in the flap was much improved and she'd be able to go home tomorrow.
If I hear anything different, I'll let you all know.
Thanks again for the good vibes and prayers for Mary's health and speedy recovery. I think the fact that she was feeling well enough to have a nice visit with us this morning was proof that they're working. =)
Whew! I made it through the week.
So did Mary, which makes it all worth it.
I saw her this morning and she's sounding and looking much, much, much better. The plastic surgeon said the circulation in the flap was much improved and she'd be able to go home tomorrow.
If I hear anything different, I'll let you all know.
Thanks again for the good vibes and prayers for Mary's health and speedy recovery. I think the fact that she was feeling well enough to have a nice visit with us this morning was proof that they're working. =)
Friday, January 30, 2004
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Update
Well, yesterday was a LONG day.
Mary went into surgery at about 8:30 yesterday morning, and we spoke with her breast surgeon at around noon. Everything for the first part of the surgery went fine.
The second part of the surgery, the reconstruction, was a little bit more complicated. When she got out at 3pm, the plastic surgeon said that everythgn was OK, but they'd keep her under observation for a while. . . then at about 4pm, he said he wasn't happy with the color of the flap on one side and advised her to go back in so he could check it out and make sure everything is OK.
She got out of the 2nd surgery at 7pm, and the cosmetic surgeon said that we'd wait and see.
I haven't heard anything from this morning yet, but I'll update as soon as I do.
Please continue to keep Mary in your thoughts and prayers through Sunday, to make sure that she will be OK.
Well, yesterday was a LONG day.
Mary went into surgery at about 8:30 yesterday morning, and we spoke with her breast surgeon at around noon. Everything for the first part of the surgery went fine.
The second part of the surgery, the reconstruction, was a little bit more complicated. When she got out at 3pm, the plastic surgeon said that everythgn was OK, but they'd keep her under observation for a while. . . then at about 4pm, he said he wasn't happy with the color of the flap on one side and advised her to go back in so he could check it out and make sure everything is OK.
She got out of the 2nd surgery at 7pm, and the cosmetic surgeon said that we'd wait and see.
I haven't heard anything from this morning yet, but I'll update as soon as I do.
Please continue to keep Mary in your thoughts and prayers through Sunday, to make sure that she will be OK.
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Surgery Countdown
Tomorrow is Mary's surgery, so I'd like to post something she wrote to me this past Friday:
I want to thank you for being so brave, Liz, for taking on this challenge that you have ahead and for doing it in my honor. I've never had anyone show such love for me....I will never be able to thank you.
I don't feel particularly brave, but I do feel good. This challenge is filling a void in my heart that I allowed to grow, which made me bitter and resentful of everything in my life, including the great things. That's not a good way to be.
The way that you can thank me, Mary, is to get well and recover enough to come out and cheer me on while I walk the Walk and come to visit with me in the Wellness Village afterwards. You are an amazing and wonderful woman who has shared so much of yourself with me; walking 40 miles in your honor is only the beginning of what I have to share with you.
Thank you for being my motivation and support. It's because you, and everyone else, believes in me, that I'll be able to do this and do it well.
Tomorrow is Mary's surgery, so I'd like to post something she wrote to me this past Friday:
I want to thank you for being so brave, Liz, for taking on this challenge that you have ahead and for doing it in my honor. I've never had anyone show such love for me....I will never be able to thank you.
I don't feel particularly brave, but I do feel good. This challenge is filling a void in my heart that I allowed to grow, which made me bitter and resentful of everything in my life, including the great things. That's not a good way to be.
The way that you can thank me, Mary, is to get well and recover enough to come out and cheer me on while I walk the Walk and come to visit with me in the Wellness Village afterwards. You are an amazing and wonderful woman who has shared so much of yourself with me; walking 40 miles in your honor is only the beginning of what I have to share with you.
Thank you for being my motivation and support. It's because you, and everyone else, believes in me, that I'll be able to do this and do it well.
Monday, January 26, 2004
You Learn Something New. . .
Today I spoke with the owner of my gym and learned that she's a breast cancer survivor herself. And she recently had a double mastectomy.
She's up and around and feeling great. . . and was so sweet when I asked if I could put posters up for the Walk and information pamphlets and things, because it's a cause close to her heart.
The entire experience is rapidly becoming the best thing I've done in quite some time.
I'm remembering how to make connections, raise money and show my devotion to and passion about the cause, which lets me express myself even when I don't have the words to do it.
I feel like myself today. This is a good thing.
Today I spoke with the owner of my gym and learned that she's a breast cancer survivor herself. And she recently had a double mastectomy.
She's up and around and feeling great. . . and was so sweet when I asked if I could put posters up for the Walk and information pamphlets and things, because it's a cause close to her heart.
The entire experience is rapidly becoming the best thing I've done in quite some time.
I'm remembering how to make connections, raise money and show my devotion to and passion about the cause, which lets me express myself even when I don't have the words to do it.
I feel like myself today. This is a good thing.
