It's all over!
Monica had her surgery to explore on Thursday. Friday, My mom and I went to visit her with books, magazines in hand, brought Mandy (who was also visiting) home with us for the night. At 11pm, the rainbow connection begins to play on my phone. I answer. Monica says the doctor just came in with the final report and she's clean. Cancer all gone with no forwarding address. She began to cry lovingly thanking me and telling me she loved me. The doctor said, "this chapter of your life is closed." It's done; I hardly said anything, I was crying too. We hung up, I told my mom, we hugged and cried, she went into tell Mandy, who was on the phone with her mom (amazing how quickly things pass through our big family). My mom comes from the room with tears streaming down her face, "Did Mon go potty yet?", moving on to other concerns. Sorry, Mon and I hadn't gotten to that conversation.
Mandy and I jumped into the car, went to CVS, got her a ball, curly ribbon, and a coloring book. "Anything else, Mandy?" "Crayons." She comes in handy, that Mandy. We went to the hospital and stayed til near one. One cannot be alone to celebrate with news like that.
Yesterday, Mandy's family came down (4) and went to the hospital where most of Mon's family was there (4) with Dan (Maria's boyfriend) there to replace Maria (1), and then I showed up (1)... (10) it was a little crowded, but its what we do... cram a bunch of people into small spaces. Everyone eventually left, but I stayed. We both crawled into the hospital bed and watched tv, surfed the 'net, and met with funny looks from the dinner servers and takers-away... the server happens to be someone most of the people reading this went to H.S. with, but I cannot remember his name for I don't believe I ever talked to him. He was an art guy, probably in NAHS, and was in my computer graphics class. Was his name Andy? He seemed recognize me, by the taken abackness of his reaction (it was before the crawling into bed). Similar note, I recently discovered Drama Andrew works at Borders.
So, yeah.
Mandy and I jumped into the car, went to CVS, got her a ball, curly ribbon, and a coloring book. "Anything else, Mandy?" "Crayons." She comes in handy, that Mandy. We went to the hospital and stayed til near one. One cannot be alone to celebrate with news like that.
Yesterday, Mandy's family came down (4) and went to the hospital where most of Mon's family was there (4) with Dan (Maria's boyfriend) there to replace Maria (1), and then I showed up (1)... (10) it was a little crowded, but its what we do... cram a bunch of people into small spaces. Everyone eventually left, but I stayed. We both crawled into the hospital bed and watched tv, surfed the 'net, and met with funny looks from the dinner servers and takers-away... the server happens to be someone most of the people reading this went to H.S. with, but I cannot remember his name for I don't believe I ever talked to him. He was an art guy, probably in NAHS, and was in my computer graphics class. Was his name Andy? He seemed recognize me, by the taken abackness of his reaction (it was before the crawling into bed). Similar note, I recently discovered Drama Andrew works at Borders.
So, yeah.