These past two weeks have been a whirlwind, which has been a bit of a blessing as it left us little time to worry. I got in a car accident on the 26th, thankfully no one was seriously hurt, and the girls weren’t in the car. Then busy prepping for this trip and surgery, both at work and home.
We drove to Sacramento stayed with family, then took at 6 am flight to Ontario yesterday. We had breakfast with Paco, Amaya’s grandpa, then did all of our pre-op appointments and duties.
We’re staying at the Ronald McDonald House and one of the best parts is that one of our PFFD family friends is here. We met Camille when she was 6 months old and Amaya was ten. She’s here for her 5th surgery and Amaya for her ninth. Amaya chose two dolls for her; a Dr. and a girl with a prosthetic leg. So cool those exist now! It was so sweet to see them play and talk. Amaya got to answer questions and talk with Camille and her parents. I think it helped calmed Amaya the night before surgery, a good distraction and a way to feel like she’s helping. And its so wonderful to know you’re not alone.
Today we check in at 10:30 am and then have surgery scheduled for 12:30. Amaya’s still resting and feeling good about it. There’s always two things she dreads, blood work and an IV. We did bloodwork yesterday and this time she choose to watch which she said helped a tiny bit (knowing what was happening). Hoping the IV goes well, last time she ended up with three because they had a hard time getting a good vein.
We appreciate all the love and good thoughts. Josh and Lidie didn’t come on this trip and were missing them a lot. Thank goodness for texts, calls and FaceTime.
