On the road again . . .

 

You may wonder why the pic of gridlock. This is pretty much how our day has gone. Dad & I woke-up at 2:30am to drive to MD Anderson to make it to an 8:30am appointment I found out about at 6pm yesterday (and by email no less).

 

Needless to say, I was pretty upset about such late notification when we aren't even in Houston right now. But, that is one of the nuances of MDA - communication is not its strongest suit especially when multiple departments are involved. Luckily, Alexa and I are staying with my parents in Dallas so the drive to Houston was more feasible. So, dad and I got up uber early today and made it to Houston just in time for rush hour (and my appt).

 

We then waited over two hours to see Dr. Sharaf, a plastic surgeon, who will do any reconstructive surgery on my arm if it is needed. We really liked Sharaf but we hopefully won't need him for my surgery.

 

Once we finished up, dad and I got back in the car for the four hour trek to Dallas. However, here we we are (take note of pic). We have been sitting in standstill traffic for over an hour and a half. No one is moving and I doubt any one knows why. We pray it isn't an accident but can only assume it is. We pray everyone is safe.

 

It's almost comical my 45 minute appointment at MDA has already turned into a 13 hr day . . . and counting. We just started moving s-l-o-w-l-y so there may be hope of getting home by 7pm.

 

The good news is my surgery is set for Tuesday. We won't know the exact time until Monday evening. Although I am nervous of what the outcome will be for my arm, hand & fingers, I am grateful "the beast" will be coming out very soon and it will be removed by a highly skilled surgeon. It's been a long time coming. I hate you, beast, and I am so ready for your death and removal. You've done enough damage to my life - now go away!! It's time to move forward in this fight.

 

Thank you for your continued prayers, encouragement and confidence that God is bigger than all of this mess. We have to believe He is up to more than we can see or understand (even in a 13+ hr day to see one doc).