Elisabeth and I left from John Wayne Airport for Stanford at 740pm and arrived at the hospital at about 10pm after dropping off our luggage at Bill & Beth’s, a hospitable family that live about a mile from the hospital.
It was obviously hard leaving Jane; I begged for atleast the mommy to get on the medical plane, but they said they just can’t accommodate more weight — I didn’t know Elisabeth weighs that much, hmm.
We waited til about 11pm, while the new team got Jane’s equipment ready for when she arrived, to hook her up quickly.
We were told that we’d be up here approx 2-3 months, but that’s no promise; it could be longer, could be shorter. Nonetheless, we’re looking today and tomorrow for a place to stay long-term.
Tuesday is the scheduled first surgery. The team is going over the xrays and echos to formulate a gameplan.
I thought about it, and I have 4 goals while up here in Stanford:
1) Jane’s health to improve
2) Elisabeth to have comfortable home
3) work for me
4) Phil’z coffee (best I’ve ever had)
About an hour ago, a complete stranger brought me mexican food and $200. She’s a friend of a friend of a friend. I can’t believe the graciousness we’re receiving. This is just an example of the helpful/heartful people trying to lighten our load. Super-sized thank you.
