{{Cass}} I am so, so sorry and have been thinking of you and your grandmother. Peace for you all, I hope, soon.

also, {{vw}}. Hope that this is all a scare that will pass quickly with no lingering ill effects.

Note to self: call Grandma today.

My dad goes in for bariatric/gastric bypass surgery today. If anyone has some spare ~ma floating around at about 1pm EST/10am board time today, both he and I would surely appreciate it. Off to his treehouse to touch base and let them know I will be updating them on his surgery and recovery.

I just hope the surgery is successful, in that he survives it with no ill effects, (he has blood clot issues) and that the recovery goes well, in that he doesn't weaken or tear the stirching of the new stomach, and that he is able to lose the weight he needs to. He's morbidly obese and things have been way worse, mobility-wise, since he broke his femur about a year and a half ago.

Anyway. I hope this is a good day for us all.

Peace to your grandmother and your family, Cass. You know we're all thinking about you.

{{{vw}}}

Nora, I hope the surgery goes smoothly and that it turns out to be the answer for him.

I'll be thinking of you, Cass.

Should I go to work today? It's starting to snow pretty hard outside, and it is suppose to be at it's worst when I am going to come home from work. They'll torture me if I cal out because of the sale. Plus, I probably already should have called out.

Nora, I hope your dad's surgery and recovery go smoothly and easily. Health to him, and peace of mind to you and your family.

Ok, Silky Almond Tofu Smoothie? GROSS.

edit: Nora, thoughts to you and your dad and your family.

Good healing thoughts to Nora's dad, and to Nora.

(((Cass)))

Me, I'm off to a dr. appt. Just a checkup, no need for alarm. I did get all of an hour's sleep overnight though, there is that. Wish me awakeness. And much coffee.

Thanks, guys.

wake~ma to Beverly. Get to the doctor's safely!

I'm not going to go back to work today, as I had originally planned. I am a ball of stress and need a day to chill out a bit. And do laundry.

sj, can you go in to work and then just leave early, before the worst of it is predicted to hit?