Getting ready

Getting things prepared for our trip.  Talked to the housing supervisor - he says he didn't see we had a reservation, but I'm hoping he'll find it by tomorrow.  Made the airline reservations, got all of Vanessa's medical tests and records up there.  Got my flu shot today - I bled a little and asked for a band-aid. . . the nurse gave me a little bitty dot bandaid.  I told her a girl couldn't get proper sympathy with that measly thing, but she refused to give me a bigger one.  I should have gone by Walgreens and got myself a MONDO bandage and applied it. . . instead I went to Walgreens and got a new tube of mascara and 2 boxes of 'Nips' - awesome little caramel thingies. 

I'm scared.  I'm trying very hard not to be, but it's impossible not to have some apprehension.  Vanessa and I talked this afternoon for awhile and she assured me it was much easier seeing things from my side than it is from hers.  I gotta agree with her on that one.  I have such hope for this procedure, but all previous procedures have been more than a little disappointing - well except for the original brain surgery, which saved her life - that it's very hard to sustain hope.  Wonder if eating 3 little caramels per hour will help sustain my hope?  Off to do an experiment!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Update to follow. .  . .