Back into the hosptial...The countdown: Day 13

Dad got the call he's been waiting for to go back into the hospital for his second knee replacement (on the same knee!) We are glad it has finally come so that he will be home and have some mobility by Christmas. The hardest part is that he has to have the surgery done in Moncton City Hospital, as that is where his hemotologist is, and he wants to keep a close on on dad (because of his Hemophilia). I will be taking him and mom over on Tuesday, but won't be able to go back until Saturday. I find that very difficult. I like to be able to check in on him, just for my own piece of mind, but that's impossible with him so far away. For my blogger friends who live across Canada and in the U.S., the hospital is in another province and we have to pay a $40 toll to leave our island so it gets costly. The good side of all this is...Ummmm...I can do all my worrying in the same week???? Parent-teacher interviews, referral rumors and dad's surgery! Seriously, though, I know dad is anxious to get this done and please PRAY that there are no complications this time and he can get as much mobility as possible.

There are no real rumors circulating yet. Rumor Queen is predicting that referrals will start to arrive somewhere between November 27th and December 8th. Since this is when they may arrive, I'm thinking the rumor mill should start heating up the week of the 20th. OMG, I cannot believe it still!

The countdown is now at day 13. That would bring us to November 24. Now I realize it's VERY unlikely we will have our referral by then, but my goal is that we will know something by then.

I feel like I may be coming down with something. My chest is very heavy and my back is sore in that same area. I've had a headache for a couple of days which I think may be related to a bit of stuffiness in my sinuses. I really don't want to be sick this week. I know I'm under a teeny, tiny bit of stress, so who knows what is happening to my body.

So now, I ask you for all kinds of good vibes going to my dad. He is first on my list of concerns right now. Everything else will fall into place...