Get 'Err Done!

So the next step in this process will soon be upon us. Surgery, here we come! We are all a bit nervous, but ready to have tomorrow over and done with. Mom said she feels really good about tomorrow and is ready to "get err done" so she can tackle whatever comes next! Her spirits continue to be high and she is still her goofy and optimistic old self!

Wednesday we had mom's pre-surgery checkup with Dr. Anderson our primary care doctor (whom we love so much, she is amazing!). She did a quick head-to-toe assessment, EKG and blood test to check her cell counts to make sure she was 'A OKAY' for surgery. Everything checked out great and we got the go-ahead. The other plus about meeting with Shelley was that she had the MRI results... and it was good news as everything else looks to be clean! As far as they can see on the MRI (however this is only preliminary and not definite), the nodes look normal and there were no other 'questionable areas' noted in either breast; which means we are in agreement to stick with the scheduled lumpectomy. All great news thank God! We are still praying for confirmation of no lymph node involvement and will find out after surgery tomorrow if those prayers are answered. Please keep praying!

Andrea and Taylor made it home last night- we are all glad to have them here! We've had a productive day today getting more projects done around the house and had a nice dinner together complete with a pink boob cake for mom!

The support from all of you continues to amaze us. From the cards and flowers, to homemade soup and sweets, to all the phone calls, and happy hour get togethers, we are overwhelmed by your love and support! And mom got a special surprise today when she walked into the hockey locker room before practive to find all of the other 'chicks with sticks' wearing pink in honor of her! How cool!

Another quick thing I wanted to share about is in regards to the diversity of our support group. Co-workers and friends come from many different faith backgrounds and everyone has bonded together with prayers to their God for mom and our family. One women even shared that she was burning tobacco in the lake for mom. We are feeling incredibly blessed!

Well we better get to bed, it's going to be an early and loooooong day tomorrow. We have to be at North Memorial Hospital at 8:15am for a couple of procedures and then surgery is scheduled for 12:00pm. Please let us all be together in thought as we send up some prayers at that time! Please pray that everything goes smoothly, that there is no cancer in the nodes and that mom will experience minimal pain.

We will do our best to call people, but please don't be worried if you don't hear from us until later in the afternoon- you can always count on hospitals being behind schedule! And of course we will do our best to update the blog too.

Love you all and have a great night!

Lins, and the rest of the gang