Big Day Tomorrow

So the day has finally arrived and I'm going in tomorrow to VGH at 6am. The surgery itself is scheduled for 8am and will take 4 hours. I should be done around noon and then I'll have a couple of hours in recovery. I will be staying for 3 nights and will probably be discharged on Sunday. The kids will be well taken care of by ALL my family because everyone is pitching in. I welcome visitors but please do not rush to see me this weekend. I know it's long weekend with busy plans and it'll pass by very quickly. I'll be home before you know it and can make time to catch up later. Also, I am limited to liquid food during recovery so there's no need to bring me treats. :)

I am not yet feeling anxious or nervous about the surgery but reality is about to hit tonight. It'll be hard to not see the kids but they will be kept busy. Aidan knows that I am going to have surgery since I have been talking about it for the past couple of weeks. When he asked if surgery was today and I replied no, it was met with a big, "Ahhhhh!! Why NOT?!" This is because he knows that his fave cousin, Charlotte, will be staying overnight with him. So in his little head, he's only concerned with when the fun starts which is why the distractions are in place! Then there's Liam which I'm sure will give up asking for me after being prodded with a rice cracker a few times so there's not much worry on that end. It'll just be a struggle not letting Liam attach himself on me like he usually does when he hasn't seen me in a while since I'm not supposed to lift anything for 2 months. Well, one day at a time and I'll worry about that later. Right now, just focused on having dinner tonight...

Thank you all for your positive words of encouragement and support. I am too lucky to have you all in my life and would not have gone this far without all of you.



Lots of love, J

P.S. Do not hesitate to call or text Elt in the next few days. He is going to try to blog at some point.