The Big Day.......

Hi everyone

The day for Sara started with a 6.00am wakeup call to wash her hair. She had a great nights sleep and is in really good spirit today. Rob and Sue stayed with her in her room in a couple of lazyboy chairs and both slept well too - we are looking after ourselves as well and feeling much more together than earlier in the week. Sara went to theatre at 12.00noon in really good spirit. The conversation in the anaesthetic room just before Rob left was something like this:- Sara " Are people normally nervous now?" The hot anaesthetist (as described by Sara and Kate - too bad he has a wedding ring) replied "Yes very nervous". Sara responds quiet calmly " I am not nervous at all" with her fantastic smile all over her face! The op will take 3-4 hours. We have all taken a break from the hospital environment and had a family lunch and come home to Matai St for a little while.

Sara has made her mark in the room with all her gifts and while we were going to have to move out, they have now decided that we can stay in the room because it is so full of all the messages. Including the fantastic photo board from one of Saras friends in Twizel (thanks Sarah) and a fabric banner with the "Never Give In" message which is 2.5m x 1m made by Rob's sister Helen.

Thank you for the continuing stream of messages via the website, email and text - they are so heartening and helping us all to cope and feel all the positive energy and belief out there. We all feel really good about the fact that Sara's journey back to good health has started.


Love to all
Sara and all her whanau.