I was chatting with a good friend when she shared another one of her friends was just diagnosed with cancer. Oof. Another younger person with a spouse and kids. Then it got me thinking of what I would say to someone who just got a diagnosis or anyone in a similar boat. Chances are these…

There is this magical idea that soon I can be back to “normal.” While I am excited to get back to feeling more like myself, I do question what the new normal might be. And quite frankly, I have a bone to pick with the concept of normal. Who creates the benchmark for normal? Think…

There is a common phrase that assumptions only make an ass out of you and me. Cliches are cliches for a reason.  My time in the hospital was, again, not what I expected. Going into the surgery I was nervous about the physical pain. I definitely did not want to keep Babs so avoiding the…

Sorry for the lack of updates today – I was home this morning with the kids and then off to coach Dylan’s soccer team at noon. Back to the hospital in the afternoon and great news…she’s out!

Not quite the day we were hoping for…Liz has been nauseous off and on, and has had varying levels of pain, which for her means she’s been in a lot of pain. Still no gas or stool has been passed so it’s probably safe to say she will be in the hospital another overnight. Bummer.…

Quiet night at the hospital, our girl slept off and on most of the night. She’s been walking around and sitting up in a recliner, and has been upgraded to a full liquid diet. She won’t be discharged until she passes gas or stool, which I imagine is slow going on a liquid diet 🤷🏼‍♂️…

Procedure is done and the surgeon said it went very well. Dr. Narayan said it goes pretty quickly when the patient is thin (check) and the same person did both the initial and the closure surgeries. Waiting to hear what room she is in and I will meet her there. Chris

They just wheeled her back to the OR to start the procedure, estimated duration is 90 minutes – not sure if that includes the administration of anesthesia. Will check back in soon. Chris

We are all checked in, pre-op is done and just waiting to get this thing started. Will keep the updates coming as Liz moves through the day. Chris

Barbara the butthole is on limited time. Obviously, I am not sad about that. I know that’s all I have said about her: I don’t like her. But let me share a bit more. Babs is my small intestine protruding from my stomach. It’s called a stoma. Because she is only my small intestine, I…