15 Jun Update at 3.5 hours
Received a call from Mom's OR Nurse at 12:45 CDT to report she is still in surgery and Mom is doing OK. That's all for now....
15 Jun Surgery Start Time
We've been here since 5:00 am CDT. Mom was wheeled down the hallway for the OR at 8:10. We just got word that surgery started at 9:12. The surgeon expects it to go about 5-6 hours. Will keep you posted as we know more....
15 Jun Countdown to Mom’s Surgery
Only a few hours from now, 4:00 am CDT to be exact, the family will make the trek together to Baylor Medical Center in Dallas. Mom's surgery is scheduled for 7:00 am.Today has been one of laughs, tears, and even hard discussions. We are all...
14 Jun Leroy’s Story
Spent last night not just reminiscing with my Mom, but actually writing down details of much of her story. It's worth its own post one day soon.Part of her story is Leroy's story. I write about him a post or two ago and told you...
13 Jun The Family Reconnecting
I will blog more about our reconnections as the week progresses, but want to mention an exciting reconnection that happened yesterday. Our family has a pretty extensive knowledge of my Dad's Mother's side of the family, the Barkowska's (or ...