The Next Chapter

Next week starts the beginning of the next chapter of Mom's recovery. She has a few days to enjoy spending quality time with her friend (aka "the bag") before they part ways. Surprisingly enough, Mom seems to be looking more forward to saying goodbye to her long-time friend than she does to "going under", the process necessary in order to say goodbye to her friend.

The first step is to prepare for a colonoscopy on Monday morning and then if all goes well, to have her surgery at the crack of dawn on Tuesday morning, which is supposed to be a two-hour long process.

I'm feeling a little strange about this process myself. I guess you could say I feel helpless. For some unknown reason, I am really comfortable working around the hospital, perhaps because of my experience in medical transportation. And this environment seems to be more comfortable for me than the rest of my family. Unfortunately, because the semester has already started, I am not able to be around home in order to help out the family. I was hoping the surgery would be in February but things went a little longer than we expected.

But perhaps this is a good chance for my family to do the things that I did when I was able to. I am hoping to do whatever I can from far away, like sending flowers or writing cards and certainly, calling Mom as much as possible.

I will certainly miss spending the day at the hospital and writing long letters to Sinae, my fiancee, but I am also very glad that I don't have to be separated from her by the Pacific Ocean this time, too. If you are able to spend some time with my mom, I know she will appreciate the company. But if you, like me, have unalterable circumstances, will you join me in praying for my mom and encouraging her through other means? You will certainly be extending grace to her, whomever you are.