They just wheeled Lindsay back to the operating room. She was getting nervous again to be expected. It was a much different feeling before the last surgery, I think hope is a good thing and the feeling that this may soon be a part of her past. Right before her last surgery we had the entire nursing staff crying because we were. Lindsay did shed some tears but had very high spirits. Luckily the entire staff that will be in the room with her including the doctors will all be female. They assured her she will be cosmetically sound by the time they let her go. She is definitely in good hands.

One of the nurses was with me when they wheeled her back to her room after the last surgery, I remember the slightest bump would send Lindsay into major pain. Now that was a rough day for her. The anesthesiologist is the same one that was with her during the last surgery and was with her for her C-Section with Brady. At least there are many familiar faces, although I told him I do not want to ever see him again unless it is due to child birth. He did not take it personally.

Once again at times like these it reminds me of the strength I see in my wife. I am constantly impressed with her ability to make people in the most uncomortable situations feel comfortable and the goofy thing is that she is the one going through the bad part. I did give hugs to the nursing crew and some tears did roll. What a journey!

Hello, I am back to begin updating Lindsay's progress tomorrow during and after surgery. Dr. Boll explained the procedure to us again today. It sounds like a much better process than the last surgery that is for sure. They have set aside roughly 3 hours to complete the surgery then 2 to 3 hours in the recovery room and then I get to take her home. Hopefully this time she will be able to sleep in our bed rather than sleeping in a recliner. Luckily Lindsay has time on her side she is not quite as old as me so I think she heals quicker than an old man like myself.

So much has happened in our lives since the surgery on May 27th. It seems like a lifetime ago. We have definitely found out how many wonderful people we have in our life. Those who will do the tough work, stay through the difficult times and still be there for the good times as well. Our thanks again go out to all of you that have done so many things for us and the thoughts and prayers along the way have helped us tremendously. Any text's, phone call's or e-mail's just saying that you are thinking about Lindsay have gone a long way in her recovery process. So thank you all again.

Grocery Stores

For some reason I must be obsessed with grocery stores, probably because I am in them constantly due to my line of work. Why is it that some register clerks feel the need to give you the play by play on all of your grocery selections when checking out? I was behind a lady the other day and she had a variety of things on the conveyor belt. The register clerk decided to point out to the entire store that she was buying apples, rice, toilet paper, and that her monthly bill had obviously arrived. He felt the need to say hmmmm it is going to be an interesting night. Isn't his job to just stand there, shut up and take her money?

Sorry I have been seriously MIA the last month, I guess I have been caught up in something called life. The golf tournament took plenty of our time and thanks to all of those that helped. It was an amazing day. We had 200 golfers and 20+ volunteers. It was a great day full of friends I have not seen in a long time, people I had just met and an outpouring of support. I cannot believe how many people were so generous with their time and money. In the end it was also extremely emotional I had a serious breakdown while addressing the crowd but everyone was very supportive so thanks again to all.

Lindsay is scheduled to have her next surgery on September 22nd. Dr. Boll says that this surgery will be a walk in the park compared to the last one, I still have my reservations about that it is still a surgery. Hopefully she is right and Lindsay will recover quickly. I think she is excited about the possibility of sleeping on her stomach soon, that is a big deal considering she has not had that opportunity since May 26th. I will try to keep everyone updated on her progress.

Mickey Mouse

I just finished reading a Mickey Mouse book to Dylan. I get confused while reading Mickey. How is it that a mouse is bigger than most cats that are in his stories. This book was about Minnie owning a cat and Mickey and his nephews were kitty sitting. A mouse owns a cat that cannot speak yet the mouse can talk. Do you understand my confusion? Then there is Pluto, this poor dog has to listen to what Mickey says and once again he cannot speak. Shouldn't he be eating the cat that cannot speak and that cat should be chasing all of these mice that have somehow mastered the English language? Luckily this book did not even have Goofy or Donald in it. What is the deal with these two? Donald needs to put on some pants and I cannot for the life of me figure out what Goofy is. Is he a dog and if so why can he talk and poor Pluto cannot? Oh well I guess I should get back to something like Shrek, now there is a cartoon I can understand.

Sorry for the lack of blogs lately I have been a blog less chump. Lindsay has set a date for the next surgery, it will take place on September 22nd. Hopefully this will take away the rest of the pain and the uncomfortable feeling she still has. They are saying it is an outpatient surgery and is a walk in the park compared to the last one. I beg to differ it is still surgery so that will be painful.

Thanks to all of the participants in our upcoming golf tournament, we are up to 180 golfers so it should be a fun day and a big contribution to Susan G. Komen.

I wanted to say thanks to California for taking away the constant news in Arizona about immigration. They have now overturned the bill to prevent gay marriage. Right, wrong or indifferent I do not see anyone boycotting the state of California for their stance on this issue. I am actually for the right to gay marriage, it is about time they get the opportunity to try and make a marriage work. Divorce lawyers in California just got a big break because believe it or not gay people have just as many relationship problems as straight people. Choice is a good thing, and choosing the person you are going to love is your right as an American.

Lady GaGa

What is up with this chick, is she Madona or something bigger and better? Is she a major league butter face or is she just hiding some insecurity issues with all of those masks? Is she for or against SB 1070? What is she doing getting naked at all of these baseball games? Oh well like I said choice is a good thing, specially when it comes to music.

Don't even get me started about Tiger Woods. He was +18 for the tournament he played in this weekend, his worst score ever. Don't get excited ladies that was his score not a measurement.

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Lindsay has completed her final expansion, the doctors have told us to schedule the next surgery in two months. The surgery is supposed to be a cakewalk although I beg to differ I am sure it is not going to be easy for Lindsay. These are the times that make me realize how amazing my wife is. She is tough, cool under pressure, emotional and the greatest mom on the planet. You would not even know she had a bi-lateral mastectomy on May 27th by looking at the cover of the Awatukee Republic on Friday. There she is sending her oldest son off to his first day of full time school, and of course they wanted their picture. Our boys have helped us so much throughout this journey. They do not understand how much strength they convey to us. Their love is so unconditional. We are so blessed to have what we have.


Hair bands

Yes a good friend of mine asked me to go to the Scorpions and Tesla concert with him the other night. He is an agent for a few of the bands from this era. I found myself backstage speaking with the lead singer of Tesla and in the midst of the guys from the Scorpions. During the concert I realized the art of the guitar solo and drum solo has gone by the waste side. I don't understand how something that is such an integral part of a concert could be gone. Today you have chicks (Lady Ga Ga) and dudes (Eminem), singing into a microphone that corrects their voice as they sing. I am telling you it was pretty awesome to see bands play because they want to play. I wouldn't say it was a breath of fresh air because half way through the Scorpions the breath of fresh air I smelled was coming from a joint. Oh well at least their are still those living the dream out there.

Lindsay is feeling better today, one more time to the doctor on Monday then the oncologist on Tuesday. She is almost there. Our little man Dylan is starting all day kindergarten on Monday. Where did the last 5 years go? We are so excited and so is he, it is going to be scary for Lindsay and myself but he will do great.


Immigration

This is the only thing on the news in Arizona these days. I have a proposal that will help all parties involved, I am sure many of you may disagree but bear with me. We pull our troops out of Afghanistan and take the 500 million dollars per week that we spend over there to put our soldiers in harms way for no apparent reason and we build the Great Wall of China on our southern border. 100 ft tall, 100 ft wide and we create 3 ports of entry. We then work with our immigration officials to help those who would like to be here legally to become citizens if they meet the criteria. This would create jobs and bring our soldiers back to help protect our borders not Pakistan's. Just a thought....

Lindsay had a pretty good week, she was in some major pain early in the week due to the expansion. The last two days have been good. I know I keep saying it but once they get the expander's out and the real thing in I think she will feel much better. I am just excited to be able to hug and hold her again without her being in pain. Once again thanks for all the prayers and help that we have received.

Thanks again to the people at Hensley for putting together a raffle and lunch to benefit Lindsays walk. Warehouse personnel, drivers, salesmen, administrators, owners and all the big dogs were present and donated. We cannot thank Doug Kendall and everyone that helped out enough. They raised some serious money. Once again it is amazing to see people come together, people are awesome!

Our golf tournament is getting big, I have changed my goal of 144 golfers to 200. They were nice enough at the Biltmore to give us the second course for that day so we will have plenty of room now.

Movies

We went to the movies last night. I learned that the people that make kids movies are the only ones with original ideas left, the other people continue to put out cop movies where the two cops hate each other in the beginning and then become friends and save the world. The second part of my learning process was finding out how much everything costs. $10.50 per adult $8 for kids, seriously wow... The real shocker was the price of their nachos, $7. Do these people understand that our country is in the middle of a recession? I will make this promise now, if Obama can figure out how to get the movie theaters from gauging us with their nacho prices I will vote for him next time...