Lara...

[Guest guest]

Oh Lara, Is it true? You're having surgery in November?

Congratulations!!! I know how long you've wanted this. I can't wait

to tell Grant! You will be in our prayers.

Stormy

> > Oh Lara, I am so happy for you. Like everyone else I was worried

> > when you stopped posting for little while. November is just next

> > month WOW. You set your mind to it and where able to achieve a

> great

> > milestone. You grabbed the golden ring. Good Luck. Keep us

posted

> > on your date. I don't know where you live, but if you live near

> > Western NC we are having a support meeting on 10/28. Even from

the

> > Greensboro area, it would be about an hour and 1/2 drive. Keep

> > getting better than the day before. , Denver, NC

> **,

> Hi there!!!! I am sooooo happy for me too. I was tired of not

> feeling right!!! I have seen the posts for the group in Gastonia,

I

> have no idea where that is. I am in North Augusta, SC about 5

hours

> from Durham. I am doing better than ever. Now my problem is my

dear

> husband. A surgery date is a real possiblility now and he all of a

> sudden got scared. He lost his mother to ovarian cancer about 6

> years ago and she died in the hospital. He was crying and telling

me

> he was scared and that he could not go through that much pain again

> and that he is scared that I will not wake up after the surgery.

It

> broke my heart. I held him and we cried together and I talked to

him

> most of the day. I told him about the statistics of this surgery

and

> now he is better, but he is still scared deep down inside and he

does

> not want to upset me. I told him I was scared too. Anytime you

have

> a MAJOR operation you are scared. I have every bit of faith in Dr.

> Rutledge and his ability to perform a successful operation and

should

> something come up I am confident about his expertise. I know he

will

> do everything in his power for me.

> Take care

> With Love,

> Lara Akin

> BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!