Hurry up and wait!!

Hi All.... so, here is an update.  I had a PET scan on Friday; which was awesome.  They put radioactive isotopes in me through an IV - third one of the week - which is more than I've had in my life, sorry Hannah. I actually had to sign a paper that said I would not interact with children under 12 because I was radioactive!  Really?  I felt like laying in the garden so that my radioactivity would help grow the veggies.  Geiger counters throughout Phoenix were going off.

So the waiting game began.  I love 3 day weekends.

When we were told that my physical ability would be limited for a time after the surgery, some became concerned about Sarah and Seth's wedding reception being in our backyard because I would not be able to get the yard ready.  It was even suggested that we try to find another location.  I appreciate the concern, but that was not gonna happen.  My daughter wants her reception in our backyard, then that is what will happen.  Friends to the rescue.  Sharon and team pulled out the stops... Trimming, edging, weeding, painting, and footers for a deck put in.  Our support group is AMAZING.  We call them framily, because they truly are friends that are family.

During the weekend I struggled with every pain that I felt in my body.  I am feeling pain in my chest where the tumor is as it is actually destroying my ribs, but all weekend every pain became another tumor location.  Not gonna lie, hard weekend mentally.

So today we met with the thoracic surgeon.   For you that are old enough to remember MASH, that is the "chest cutter".  We like him.  Very dry sense of humor, told us that he would stop by Home Depot to pick up the saws that are needed for the surgery and that he had You Tubed it, did I mention that we like him?  So we were good to go.

He told us that he was studying my labs over weekend, so we immediatly asked him about the PET scan results.... tick tock tick tock... seemed like forever.  No other tumors!!!! Life is good.

From here I meet with the plastic surgeon on Thursday about the muscle graph, then we schedule the actual surgery.  I explained the sense of urgency with the upcoming wedding so we are on a fast track.

All that being said, I am good. The Cobley's are good, we just wanna get on with it.  Once again I am learning patience knowing that God is in control, I am not, and I have to step aside.  There are times I step aside slowly, reluctantly, but I still step aside.

Eucaristia