The time has changed...

We went in to the hospital this morning to get everything ready for tomorrow and found out that the surgery is scheduled for 7:30, not 9:30 as we were told before. Even though we will have to be there at 5:30, we feel good about it being earlier. I am sure that mine will be the first surgery, which means there should be no scheduling delays because someone else's surgery went longer than expected. It will be good to get it done and over with early.

Helen and I stopped by CTRC after leaving the hospital this morning since we were in the neighborhood and we needed to pick up some barium "smoothies." We were hoping to maybe see a patient or two that we haven't seen in a while. Heather, whom we haven't seen in months, from California was there. A 26-year old who has fought cancer since she was 12, Heather has blown us away with her story. She has been coming to San Antonio from near San Deigo every other week for the past five years for treatment, mostly alone, at least since being grown. She is the epitome of what it means to bravely face giants in life with strength and grace. It really made our day to be able to see her.

It has just begun to rain here. The four of us went down to the Riverwalk this afternoon and saw Toy Story 3 at the Imax in 3-D. A great movie! So many of my childhood toys grew up to be great actors. Who woulda thought? We have had a great day, and now we sit and enjoy the rain and each other's company.

God Bless You All...