Night before surgery (Fun night!) September 7 2008

Sept 7 2008

Hey guys, here’s an update so far on Ruth.

Tomorrow she is having surgery on the tumors (they found 5) on her uterus. They are also doing gall stone surgery as well. They found a sizeable stone and decided it needed to come out too. Not sure if they are removing the gall bladder or just the part with the stone in it.

The second surgery is not as invasive. And it will not significantly lengthen the recovery time.
The other good news is that the insurance will cover the gall bladder surgery.

If things go well I will come back Wednesday night. If she is taking longer to recover, I will stay until I feel she is doing better, regardless of what she thinks.

Ruth will be rooming with one of the teachers from the school who is here for surgery as well. That was cool how that worked out. Ruth and Jane can talk about where they want to stay when Jane comes down Wednesday.

We went to a mall today. To give you an idea of the size, the IMAX is on the 5th and 6th floors, and the largest aquarium in Southeast Asia is in the basement. (Oh yeah, The Dark Night was mighty impressive on an IMAX screen.)

Ruth misses everyone and wishes you could all have come to the mall with us. She wants to get something for the girls in Thailand.

The language is softer than Chinese, and the people are smilier.

You can email back, but we have to pay for internet access, so I am not on as frequently.

Love to all of you.

I have a phone here. (it cost about 6 dollars for a sim card.)

Kevin.