Yesterday

Yesterday I sat in a waiting room full of friends and family while Aunt Joene had surgery. "Aunt Jo" as Natalie calls her is actual family. We are so blessed to live near family again. Uncle Robert and Aunt Jo have taken care of Natalie so much for us the last year. They spoil her and love her and we leave her knowing she is so very taken care of. A couple of weeks ago Aunt Jo found out she has breast cancer. The Dr.'s tell us it is very early and she has a good prognosis. I am always amazed by our church family. The waiting room was literally full of people from church. The nurse or Dr. would come in to give us an update and they would always jump a little when the whole room was silenced by their presence. They told us the surgery went well. They will have the results about lymph nodes etc. in 48 hours. Everyone was relieved the surgery was over. It was so neat to sit there and realize how many lives Aunt Jo has touched. "She brought us dinner when my husband was sick", "when my wife was sick", "she helped clean our house", "she always has such a kind, sweet word", the stories and talk were fun. Yeah, that's just Aunt Jo. We finally got to see her close to 9 pm last night. I walked in fully expecting a groggy, tired Jo. But no, the Dr. has given her an epidural for several days to help with pain. She was talking and laughing. She was telling us all to stay because she "likes a good party." One of the nurses had given her a card about jewelry and she was excited to tell Chris she can even shop in the hospital. Yeah, that's definitely Aunt Jo. We finally left hoping she and Uncle Robert could rest. He looked so much better after seeing her last night. His worry turned to some amusement as we all took in her cheerful talk. I could tell he is quite smitten with her. :-) And loves her very much. The whole room loves her. She is strong. Please pray with us that she has a full recovery from the surgery and that this cancer is just something we recall while we go shopping, but next time, we'll take Aunt Jo to the mall.