Surgery Tomorrow

Short Update: Surgery for a single mastectomy is scheduled for tomorrow. We have to be at the hospital at 9:00 am, but surgery isn't scheduled until 1:00 pm. It's supposed to last 4-5 hours, but who knows? Then overnight in the hospital and home Thursday.

Jessie is, as one would expect, nervous, but happy to be taking the first step toward defeating this thing.

Unclear yet what the recovery process looks like exactly, but should have more information soon.

Thanks all who have signed up for meals. We'll keep you up to date in case we need to delay some if we get overwhelmed with food (or start gaining too much weight.)

More later. Thanks again for all of your support.

(And maybe while I'm sitting in the waiting room tomorrow, I'll figure out how to fix the comments. Otherwise, feel free to email me and I'll pass along any messages.)

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