Remember that from "Charlotte's Web" when you were a kid? How I loved reading about Charlotte's ingenuity and creativity! Even though I loathed spiders back then ... those creepy, crawly multi-legged insects (shivering just thinking about them!) I adored Charlotte and her tenacity and loyalty to her friend, Wilbur the little pig who did not want to spend time at the butcher's ... EVER!
What a lovely children's story it is :) I'm thinking happy thoughts tonight because it beats the alternative ... haha! Will I sleep this evening? I highly doubt it ... but perhaps I'll sleep tomorrow with loads of anesthesia in my system. Before it gets too late, I need to call an old friend ...
So, they'll be stopping my heart and sewing new arteries/veins onto my aorta and coronary arteries to make blood flow possible within the myocardium tomorrow. Surgeon estimates it will take approximately 2 hours to bypass four vessels ... he HAS to be pretty much an expert. This is Dr. Geoffry Lynn ... he's the Medical Director here at Bethesda Heart Institute. I'm putting a link here so anyone can peruse the Bethesda site ... it's an absolutely beautiful facility that is only 3 years old. This is a not-for-profit facility, Bethesda Memorial Hospital.
Peace, Love, & Blessings All ~
Kathi ♥ ♡ ♫♪♬
As I sit here thinking about what tomorrow will bring for you, I feel a sense of peace and relief that this was discovered before something terrible happened. I'm thinking about how lucky WE are that you will be as good as new in no time and that we'll be sitting together soon talking about all the things that we were thinking but felt no need to say because we both knew what the outcome of your surgery would be. That, somehow, something inside of both of us knew everything was going to be alright and there was no need to prepare for goodbye. Only good night....sleep well, dream sweet dreams and trust that when you awaken Life will take you by the hand and say "Let's go, there's still more to do". I love you, my dear, sweet Drat Home and I am with you in my thoughts and heart <3
ReplyDeleteKathi my thoughts are with you on this journey you are traveling...Keep smiling girl and fear not...as it sounds like you are in great hands at Bethesda Heart Institute♥ Susan DeRaps Lennon
ReplyDeleteThank you for those lovely and encouraging words my dear friend ... it is precisely at times like these ... when the shit hits the fan ... that one truly discovers who her true, loyal comrades really are :) I'll be awaiting a speedy recovery so I can visit the land of my birth ... where memories, family, and friends abound :)
ReplyDeleteTHank you so much Sue for your positive thoughts ... that energy travels with lightening speed up into the Ethers where it transforms into shards of healing light that rain upon mankind ... i'm grateful for Souls like yourself who touch my heart in times of fear, sadness, and outcomes beyond my human control with a sense of stability :)
ReplyDeleteI'm in Good Hands ... Thank you for your support :)
Kathi