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Help a Girl Out!
Well, hello everyone! Laura has made me, Lindsay, an admin on her blog site as well, so sometimes you’ll also be getting to hear from me too – this is a dangerous proposition, but if y’all get tired of me, I’m sure she’ll take that power away. Some of you may not know me, and for those that don’t, I’m the New Jersey bestie, Auntie Lindsay to the kids, and also known as Laura’s “twinsie” to many of our legal marketing colleagues. Laura will be keeping you all up to date on the medical side and how she’s feeling, and I’m helping with managing her care and what the family…
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The Waiting Game
I know Laura will write her own post about this, but since most of you will be in the same boat that I am – being on the waiting side – I thought I’d share my own experience from today. We’re here in Rochester at Mayo, which as Laura has said before is like its own city within the city. It’s pretty cool, but also overwhelming. It does help to have another person with you to navigate, especially if you’re anxious about what you’re doing here (which, if you’re here, you likely are). We arrived last night to be ready for all of today’s appointments. First up, the breast ultrasound.…
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Port of Entry
The &TLDR version is that the port is in, and Laura is recovering well! For those of you who enjoy reading the story version, we were up before six am (after being up way too late laughing at Zillow Goes Wild postings) to head over to Mercy Hospital for Laura’s port surgery. She learned on Wednesday that she wouldn’t be going under for surgery, just getting a local anesthesia, or conscious sedation. If you want to know all of the medical details, head over to the American Cancer Society, and check out the section on implanted ports. We left for the hospital at about 6:15, arriving before our scheduled 6:45…
