Thank you all for your wonderful support!  I feel all the love, prayers, and positive thoughts about my recovery. 

Normally, the night before surgery, I am a basketcase.  Granted, I'm not acting like it is any other day, but I feel a lot calmer than usual.  I feel very confident about the medical team.  And the hospital is really nice.  I went to the Pre-op registration today.  I had a blood test and an EKG done.  The blood test was a breeze!  I was so surprised.  The woman who did it was Thanh Tran and she has a magic touch.  I hardly felt it.  I have been picked and prodded 4-7 times before they can find a vein, so this was a blessing.  The EKG was easy, too.  I suppose if the tests don't turn out okay, I'll know it tomorrow.  What do they look for in a blood test before the surgery, anyway?  hm...

Positive thoughts abound.  I know I will do okay during this surgery.  It feels totally different than others.  I didn't have the PTSD from being at Hoag Hospital as I expected because it is a different building than where I was before, and also from where my father died.    I don't need to be a

I'll be in the Sue and Bill Gross' Women's Pavillion, 4th floor.  They'll have me under "KECK", not "Olson".

I choose to LIVE CONSCIOUSLY.
I choose to use AGENCY instead of CONTROL
to drive my life.  And I choose to let the One who truly is in the
driver seat, drive.  I choose to trust.  I choose to set aside the F.U.D. (Fear,
Uncertainty, Distrust) in my life.
I choose to embrace and live the life I have NOW, and work towards the
life I want.
I am a survivor