Tessa: Udderly FREEZING!
We're definitely getting a taste of Baltimore winter! Six inches of snow last night and icy rain on tap for this evening. Tessa and I were able to make it through the snow to her pre-operative visit with her surgeon, Dr. John Herzenberg:
He is the co-director of the International Center for Limb Lengthening and the chief of pediatric orthopedic surgery. He's a father of three and, we discovered today, the owner of a really cool yo-yo that lights up when you toss it. I have tremendous confidence in him and his associates- I always come away from our visits feeling that we're in exactly the right place.
Surgery tomorrow is scheduled for 7 AM Eastern, so have a good thought for us then (those of you in the Western time tones, set your alarms!) Tessa seems very calm and really not very nervous about surgery; she said the thought of anesthesia makes her a little scared, but overall she's doing great. Susan and I are doing a great job of seeming like we're doing great!
I'll try to put some news up here as soon as possible tomorrow. I can't thank you all enough for your support and prayers!
We all send you well-wishes and know that your family has the spirit and strength to meet the challanges of the next couple of months. We will miss Dr.Rob,especially his amiable personality. Tessa Jean is an inspiration to all of us and reminds us that as adults we need to regain our youthful optimism and trust in others. We will look forward to your next update. -Linda
Posted by: Linda & Sarah & staff | January 27, 2004 at 11:54 AM
Love, prayers, and support from Missouri to
Tessa!! We hope that your surgery is going well and Dr. Herzenberg is doing the BEST JOB EVER!!
Peace and Blessings to Mom, Dad, and Sam
Posted by: The Biber family | January 27, 2004 at 11:51 AM
What a great idea this blog thing is!! Jon and I wanted you all to know that we have you in our thoughts and prayers, and hope that the surgery goes smoothly today! BIG hugs to you all - and remember that you are not alone! God is at your side every step of the way!
We are having similar weather here - so cold, infact, that school is CANCELLED!!:) Rachel and Harrison are out eating icicles off the mailbox! We will keep checking this site for updates. Love to you all!
Posted by: Barb Heeb | January 27, 2004 at 11:50 AM
Dear Tessa,
I hope your surgery is going well. We prayed for you right before we sent this note. I hope you're going to be wearing flip-flops soon like you've always wanted to. I'm missing you a lot. David and Michael -- my younger brothers -- prayed for you while we were praying. They had two prayers each. We have a snow day today. I hope you're feeling better, bye!
Love,
Kathleen
Posted by: Kathleen Blanck | January 27, 2004 at 10:49 AM
I am a friend of your granma Judy and granpa Jerry's. I am thinking of you this morning and pray that things go very well for you. I am a granma too, to 5 grandchildren. They are 19, 16, 11, and two 3 year olds. Good Luck, Tessa! You are a very brave little girl! God Bless!
Posted by: Karen Moriarity | January 27, 2004 at 08:08 AM
We love you, Tessa Jean! Good Luck to all of you tomorrow!
Posted by: Suzanne, Jack, and Mitchell | January 27, 2004 at 12:51 AM
Thanks Rob for all the information on the blog site. We are thinking of all of you at this difficult time. I'm sure tomorrow will go well for Tessa. I am praying hard for the best possible outcome.We have 6 inches of new snow today, no ice here , its to cold. We'll check in again tomorrow. Delores and Paul
Posted by: Grampi and granma | January 26, 2004 at 09:16 PM