I took this picture of Lynn and Mike outside the entrance to the hospital. Lynn said that she felt like she was dressed up for a graduation. We told her it was a graduation from all the pain she has been experiencing these past few months.
Mike did a wonderful job of comforting Lynn every step of the way as he tenderly helped her to check in to the hospital. You might even say that he has the healing touch. He definitely met her needs of touch and calmed her as she faced this new challenge.When we arrived, we noticed first thing that there was this screen, kind of like those arrival and departure screens at the airport. They are for keeping track of your loved one so you know what step of the process they are in. However, it never moved past the checkin time of 9:53 a.m. for Lynn. I took a picture of it and the nurse came over and asked me not to take any more pictures of the screen (but she never asked me to delete what I had taken either). Whoops!
Mike came out around noon and told us that the surgery had been canceled due to a minor problem with the EKG. Lynn will have to have a treadmill test next week to rule out any problems and then they will reschedule her surgery. It was a very disappointing day for Lynn, but we will get her through this! I'm sorry, Lynn, that I won't be here to take that picture of your incision that you wanted me to take. Maybe Jerry will do that for you in my absence!!
We took Lynn out to lunch in a very beautiful relaxing setting to try and get her mind off of what had just happened. As you can see by this picture, it was the highlight of the day thus far.
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