Jill went into the OR at 1:15 arizona time and it is now 6:38 and she's still in there. It's strange knowing that she is having some strange tumor material being removed from her brain. The tumor is about the size of a large avacado and the last surgery took almost 6 hours and he only took out about 20-30%. What a painstakingly slow process. A little piece at a time, given to the pathologists, then take out a little more. I'm sitting with my parents in the waiting room and every time the door opens the pit in the bottom of my stomach digs a little deeper. Think positive...Think positive...Think positive
Yeah, my nerves are frazzled for sure. I've never been good at just waiting. So I'm running around doing everything I can think of to stay busy. Which will be soon followed by a glass of wine. Picturing the calm lagoon in Ecuador. And I certainly don't want the surgeons to rush, just get that thing out of there safely. Bye bye, tumor. Hello, Jillio.
ReplyDeleteHi Rob,
ReplyDeleteI can feel you anxiety. I'm glad your folks are there with you. There's a lot working in her favor, but I don't have to tell you that. Keep exhaling and do whatever you can not to get too far ahead of yourself while you wait. That's something you're generally pretty good at any way, so I know you can do it. We eagerly anticipate the bits of news you can manage. Thanks for doing this blog for all of us that can't be with you and Jill yet. We're with you from up here, just the same.
Your devoted chums,
Jan and Jose
Rob:
ReplyDeleteBrooks family sitting outside praying for you and Jill. Thanks so much for taking the time to post on your blog. You are in our hearts and prayers.
James, Amy, Hannah and Libbie
The waiting game sucks. As Dr. Seuss said - the waiting place - waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, waiting for a dr to come and a tumor to go. Waiting - just waiting. Then you'll escape the waiting place and find the bright places where boom bands are playing and banners flip flapping. Once more you'll ride high Ready for anything under the sky. Oh the places you'll go. There is fun to be done.
ReplyDeletePlease know that we are thinking about you and Jill and holding you in our thoughts and prayers constantly. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help. We'll be there quickly if needed.
Thanks for the blog - it's nice to hear your thoughts. I really do know about the waiting game through Kim's surgeries and it really does suck - especially with tumors and the unknown.
Love to you both.
Malinda, Kim, and Liam