Arose a little p (with a line over it) [post] 5am - Finished packing, animal chores, etc. Left for LR abt 7am. - dropped Juanita's gift off at the clinic and headed for LR. Got to BMC [Baptist Medical Center] abt 9:15am and had a little breakfast - Bob has been NPO [nothing by mouth] since midnight. Checked Bob in at admissions and they took him to pre-op -
Abt 11am I was allowed to go be with Bob and I read scriptures to him Helaman 10, 11, & 12. I just really can't understand how anyone can read the B[ook] of Mormon and Not believe! Gary - the nurse, gave Bob his pre-op meds about 12:45 and they took him to surgery. I feel really apprehensive about this surgery. I don't know what I would do if anything happened to Bob. He is so much of who I am. I know we knew each other in the Spirit world and that we belong together - here and in eternity!
3:45pm Dr. Mason came to waiting room to tell me Bob was out of surgery. It was more extensive than he had thought. But surg went well; Good grafts in place
Should be able to go home Wed night or Thurs pm. Calls made to Lynn - not in office - Sandy - who will make calls - Ken Defani and Sandy Thurman at Health Dept.
Bob will be in recovery for 1 1/2 hrs and then will go to a room.
5:15 Bob in Rm 527 - Looks good
Cut R[ight] side front neck - Bandaged
Bob is alert and making jokes - Settled in some private room - washed shoulders and upper back - it was sticky with Betadine & blood. I called Pres. Sherwood
I read more to him in Helaman and then he got up to the bathroom and ate dinner. I went and got dinner in the cafeteria. He asked for pain meds. I called Diane Spill [sp?].
Lynn called - she wanted to be dad was a-ok - Susie is back on full time. Chemo and still working - Birdie went to Germany and is doing better. Lynn also wanted to reassure us that she would help out financially if dad's recovery took 16 w[ee]ks.
9pm - Bob got IM [intra-muscular] pain meds and is sleeping now.
Rough nite - Bob did well - roommate up & down all night.
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