Yup!

 Tomorrow’s the day! Linda got the final preop bloodwork done this morning at an ungodly hour (practise for tomorrow - 5:30 am check in at the hospital!) and then we had a very good meeting with our oncologist, Dr. MacNeill. She was lovely and calm as she went over various iterations of the surgery and we came away feeling positive and optimistic.  This tends to be a rather long operation to remove all the visible tumours and about a further 90 minute heated chemotherapy wash in the abdominal cavity.

We are a bit overwhelmed today and this evening by all the good wishes coming our way. Thank you 🤗🤗. We feel blessed by the love and support we’ve been shown. We are so fortunate to have ALL of you in our lives!

I will be blogging tomorrow as I hear what’s happening in the OR.  Stay tuned……

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  1. PattiJune 27, 2023 at 7:17 AM

    Woke up thinking about you both. I’ll stay tuned… love and hugs.

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  2. Lynne GibsonJune 27, 2023 at 7:45 AM

    Thinking of you both!! You’ve got this!! Love, hugs and positive energy being sent your way!!

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