In surgery September 7 2008

Sept 7 2008

Howdy from Thai land.

Four o’clock  p.m. Bangkok time.  5:00 p.m. in Kunming. 6:00 p.m. in Seoul. 4:00 a.m. in Texas.

They took Ruth into the surgery room at 3:00. (do the math for you guys not here.) At 4:00 the surgery is to start. Hysterectomy with one doctor, Gall bladder surgery with the other. Both are nice, that counts for something. Think about them while they do the procedures. The plan is to do an epidural, laproscopic on the gb, and a bikini cut.

She should be done about 7 then back in the room at 9. (here, I’ll help… 8 and 10 in Kunming, 9 and 11 in Seoul, 7am and 9am in Texas and Arkansas.)

I’ll write again when she is out.

In the meantime, be thinking about her.

A correction in the room number. She is in 860. The other teacher is in 858. It’s the same room, just a different bed and phone. Sharing the phone wouldn’t be so bad, but…

Oh for Curt, Jane and LeRoy, we are checking out of Sara Inn. They are doing loud floor-shaking construction, and the bed is almost as hard as the one in Kunming (sans foam), except here the springs are geometrically designed to stick up in a strategic pattern to keep one awake most of the night. You should have seen Ruth demanding an egg crate or extra blankets and pillows. She even made the poor nice little man feel the bed to show him how bad it was. She got her pillow.

The hospital bed is much better. ME, I could sleep on a rock (actually I have).

Jane, Ruth wants to go shopping before she comes back. Two thing... don't let her overdo it, and don't let her bankrupt us. Not much chance of her doing the second, but she might do the first. I know she wants to come home early, but make sure she is ready before she does. A couple more days down here will not make that much difference in the long run.

Talk to you soon.

Kevin