The Night Before

It’s 9:30 on the night before surgery. As I write this blog entry, I’m watching a medical drama on TV. I should change the channel but I’m compelled to keep watching.  Oh no! The patient has just gone into cardiac arrest, and they’ve brought out the crash cart. Thankfully, Corinne changed the channel, and now we’re watching a documentary on Janis Joplin–I know her story doesn’t end well. And, an announcement just came on to say that Donald Trump has been declared the Republican candidate for President of the United States. But, despite all of this, I’m feeling positive about my surgery.

Preparing for surgery is like getting ready for summer camp. The book that the hospital gave me provides a list of things for me to bring and instructs me to label everything with my name. Everything is labelled and my bag is by the door.

Tomorrow, Corinne and I check in to the hospital at 6:30 a.m. and my surgery should be over by noon. Hopefully, I’ll be lucid enough to write a blog entry tomorrow, and if I’m not, I may write anyway. Tomorrow is when the adventure really begins.

9 thoughts on “The Night Before”

  1. What the hell are you doing up at this hour?? You have a 6:30 call for surgery in the morning. I know, I know, 20% of you thinks you should be in bed but 80% thinks you will watch one more tv program. Well snap out of it and go to bed! Your loyal fans are expecting a blog tomorrow. I shouldn’t have to tell you this.
    (And do not even think of watching Grey’s Anatomy)
    Goodnight Ron. XOXO

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    1. Ron, it’s 8:30pm. in Vancouver, 11:30pm. your time, so I’m sure you must be asleep by now, dreaming of how you are going to nail your 80%!!
      Thinking of you and sending lots of stellar karma your way… xoxo

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  2. Ron, it’s 8:30pm. in Vancouver, 11:30pm. your time, so I’m sure you must be fast asleep by now, dreaming of how you are going to nail your 80%!
    Good luck tomorrow! Thinking of you and sending lots of stellar karma your way….xoxo

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  3. Ron, this is your “behind the house” neighbour. I am reading this on the morning “of”…. and just KNOW that you will ace this thing. You are the BEST blogger of all times, and I will be watching for your semi-coherent wake up blog. Really, though, we all just want to know “all is well” as soon as you’re up to it. It sounds totally impossible to me that it might be today, but, then, you are an amazing person.

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  4. Ron,
    Thinking of you today and sending you lots of positive energy and blessings for the most healed outcome, exactly the way you want it.

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