Van in one hospital; Wendy going to another.

{Wendy mumbling with slurred speech lying flat on her back on the bed and Nancy (her sister) translating with an urim and thummim.}

Van is stable in the hospital. He was very dehydrated after throwing up from the chemo. They gave him powerful nausea medicine, a blood transfusion, more antibiotics and are meeting as a team of doctors to discuss his future. At this point, they think they may spread his chemo treatments 8-9 days apart instead of 7 days. They will teach me how to give him IV fluid so I can administer that at home. He is in better spirits and will be there at least through tomorrow. My parents are with Van at the hospital and Van’s parents are at home with me.

I have been taken off my medicine that keeps my heart from racing. I can’t get excited, so I lie flat to keep me calm and relaxed as possible. I only have three hours left until I can take my last sleeping pill which will keep me calm until my surgery. My mom will take me to surgery at 6:00 AM tomorrow morning. It is a one day heart surgery (ablation procedure). They say I will be sore and can’t lift anything for two weeks. I should be able to resume normal activities the next day.

I am counting down the hours to be with Van again.