July 10-11, 2010: Needing Peace

After our trip to UCLA, I decided that I needed a time-out. There was so much weighing on my mind, and with Aidan being at Jake's for the weekend I thought it was the perfect opportunity to get away and process my thoughts. Saturday morning I drove to Pismo and had some nice, quiet, alone time. I walked on the beach, read my book, and of course consumed 5000 calories from SPLASH Cafe. I thought getting away for the day would miraculously give me peace of mind about my UCLA vs. Valley Children's debate but as my oh so smart sister said to me, "it will not be easy, so don't ever expect that. but just do what you can and trust that you are making the right decision...." And as always, she is right. I know that this will not be easy, so I feel that talking to as many doctors as possible is what I need to do to have peace of mind. I decided to schedule Aidan's surgery for the end of July (most likely July 27 or August 3... I will let everyone know as soon as the date is set), and in the mean time we would travel to Madera for our second opinion from Valley Children's. If we decide that we like Valley over UCLA, we can simply cancel the surgery with UCLA. I fear that I would always question and doubt my decision if I did not seek a second opinion.

Here are a few pictures from my mini-vacation:

Oh... and one other little thing...

P.S... it hurt like heck and I almost passed out. That's A.A. for Aidan Andrew, in case you couldn't tell =)

So where are we today? Tentative surgery date at UCLA: July 27 or August 3. Second opinion at Valley Children's Hospital in Madera: sometime next week. Trip to DISNEYLAND: July 15- July 17! Might as well have some fun in the midst of all this stress!

Once again, thank you for all your kind words and prayers. Love, me.