You know how things never seem to go as planned when you need them to? We were hoping to have a bit of calm before the storm to kick off our week but that failed. Yesterday I was a bit of a crazy person getting ready for the week ahead. It’s sort of like getting ready for vacation, but the worst vacation ever that yields no hotel points or fun. I was trying to get ahead of some work stuff, figure out all the insurance/preauthorization calls that needed to happen today, cleaning, laundry, etc. Laundry was important because there is nothing quite like coming home and knowing that there are clean sheets on the bed (there will be no infections on my watch!) and that things are clean and orderly. It’s surprisingly calming when the house in good order when we come home. Anyway, I say all that to say that last night at 11PM when my washer decided to die on me after only one load of laundry I about lost it. Water is a very important part of laundry and the washer disagreed. The verdict? Frozen pipe. Lovely.
We are both a bit over tired already because we haven’t been sleeping too well, especially these past few nights. The anxiety and nerves are real, different for each of us, but present none the less. The back and forth of wanting this to just be over yet not wanting to deal with it all is a real struggle. We know we’ve got some long nights ahead but are ready for the second half of this fight to start so we can declare victory as soon as possible. And we will declare victory.
As I’ve mentioned the surgery is not starting until mid-morning. I’ll be sure to update the blog throughout the day so folks have updates too. Let me just take a moment to say we are completely aware and in awe of all the love and support that has been coming to us and is headed our way tomorrow. We feel it, we love every text, email or message, and appreciate all of the support and love that we have received. This would be impossible without support and I don’t use that word loosely. Impossible. Part of the reason we are confident going into tomorrow is for that exact reason – we know this cancer isn’t just fighting one person, it’s fighting all of our friends and family -the most amazing network of friends and family - with an enormous amount of prayers, energy and love. A lot more to come tomorrow...
We are both a bit over tired already because we haven’t been sleeping too well, especially these past few nights. The anxiety and nerves are real, different for each of us, but present none the less. The back and forth of wanting this to just be over yet not wanting to deal with it all is a real struggle. We know we’ve got some long nights ahead but are ready for the second half of this fight to start so we can declare victory as soon as possible. And we will declare victory.
As I’ve mentioned the surgery is not starting until mid-morning. I’ll be sure to update the blog throughout the day so folks have updates too. Let me just take a moment to say we are completely aware and in awe of all the love and support that has been coming to us and is headed our way tomorrow. We feel it, we love every text, email or message, and appreciate all of the support and love that we have received. This would be impossible without support and I don’t use that word loosely. Impossible. Part of the reason we are confident going into tomorrow is for that exact reason – we know this cancer isn’t just fighting one person, it’s fighting all of our friends and family -the most amazing network of friends and family - with an enormous amount of prayers, energy and love. A lot more to come tomorrow...
