Thursday, Nov 3
Gary is sleeping peacefully which is pretty unusual so I sneaked off to the family lounge where the computers are located.
Gary is so worn out and discouraged. One of our favorite nurses Myra says that he never complains and always tells her he is fine, but she knows better. Then she winked at me and said "Gary is one of my most favorite patients ever". He is counting the minutes until the Friday, Nov 4 - 2:00pm - surgery is over. Today begins the getting ready for surgery process. This includes a liquid diet and clearing out the intestinal tract. Part of him is dreading it and the other part can't wait to get it over with. I agree. Of course this is understandable. We are hoping he is able to bounce back better after this surgery than the last one.
Here is my lame joke for today:
Those of you who know Gary and me as a couple know that the old saying "opposites attract" is a pretty good description of our relationship. We have joked many times about the fact that Gary sees life as the "glass half empty" and I see it as the "glass half full".
Gary was so down that he called himself "Mr Half Dead"....I thought a moment and said "I'd prefer to call you Mr Half Alive". Even Gary had to laugh.
Birthday Angels:
So many cards that I can't list them all, but thank you.
A special thanks to Gary's partners - Kathy, Dave, Mark and Andrezs - for a Beautiful Vase of flowers. Also to my brother Bill and his wife Carol for the cutest little IPOD I have ever seen. Maybe I can find a toddler to show me how to use it.
Please keep Gary in your prayers tomorrow for surgery.
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