On our way..

We left the house about nine this morning. We tried to keep it as normal as possible for the kids with the exception that daddy got to take Ben to school and Aunt Natalie got to take Lizzie. The goodbyes were light for the kids, although Jason said Ben struggled on the way to school. After they left I had a little breakdown, seeing all their toys and stuff. I would be lying if I didn’t admit to having the thought run through my mind that this could be my final goodbye to my babies.  Oh, how I hope he is able to do the surgery. I don’t want to go through this again. That thought is followed with faith that whatever happens, God is good and He has provided more than we could have ever asked for leading up to this point.  He has put so many in our path that have made this load lighter… and He has given me a husband that I am sure I could not make this journey without. So, I will do my best to have faith that whatever is to come in the next two days, surgery or not, that God has a plan and He has provided Dr. Mathisen with the knowledge to know when my tissue is best ready for a resection.

As I write this we are DFW airport waiting for our flight into Boston. We had a bit of a layover here which has been nice. We had time to eat and I got to prop my foot up to help with some of the swelling. We were VERY thankful not to be boarding the flight just before ours. I guess someone got sick on the incoming flight…it took about 40 minutes for the cleanup while the outgoing group waited to board. Yuck! As if planes aren’t dirty enough. Lol. 

Mom and dad arrived safely in Boston about an hour ago. I have to laugh at mom who accidentally packed a steak knife in her carry-on. Oh mom!!!! I haven’t had the chance to talk to my dad about this incident yet but I can ONLY imagine the thoughts he had during that fiasco. Thankfully she was able to load and they traveled the rest of the way safely without handcuffs J  As for me, I was graced with the entire pat down…They were very nice about it but I did feel a few glances come my way from other travelers. On our flight from Tulsa, we got to load early and they moved our seats towards the front of the plane so I didn’t have to crutch all the way to our seats in the back. I must not have looked pitiful enough because they didn’t offer 1^st class J I am currently sporting a nice navy wheelchair with a righteous red push-bar!  Jason being the gracious husband he is, parked me with all the elderly people in wheelchairs who were waiting for someone to push them to their destination, while he took a bathroom break. I kept saying, “don’t park me over there” and he, of course, did just that and quietly laughed, moved me back a little, and walked away. Nice babe!

Well that is all I will write for now. I can’t actually post this right now so I will add to it when we get into Boston and then post from there.

*We made it into Boston around 8. We went to a little place across the street from our hotel and had dinner with mom and dad. Mom had presents for me to open since its my birthday :) It was a nice end to a very long day. I have been blessed with so many messages and texts. Thank you all for making today special for me. We are safely tucked in our hotel room. We will have lots of preop stuff tomorrow starting at around 10 and ending around 4 and are hoping that the weather stays like it is for our little walk to the hospital!