In 12 hours, G-d willing, I'll be done in the O.R.

I had to keep a lot of things happening at once around me today to avoid thinking about tomorrow. It was fun to pick up Sheila at the Oakland Airport - Walt and I sat and talked about the strangers we saw. Quietly, of course.

Sheila is installed at Zondra's house, and I will be picking her up at 5:40 am. I am about to take my bedtime meds and try to sleep.

One very very nice thing happened this evening. Sheila took us out to the Merritt, and the woman who waited on us was our long-time favorite who had been out on maternity leave for a year. This was the first time we had seen her in that time, and even without my hair she remembered me.

She gave us excellent service as always, and when I left I offered and she accepted and returned a warm hug. What a boost it gave me to see her again. I take it as a good sign.

Deep sigh. Off to bed, we gotta do what we gotta do, ya know?

Pray for a smooth operation and a speedy recovery (refuah shleima in Hebrew).