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first floor. We walked out into the parking lot in auto pilot mode. We decided to go back
to the same restaurant we had gone the week before for lunch. We love the restaurant
Harry’s Haulfbraugh, but I think partially we went there because we were all mental
exhausted and couldn’t think of anywhere else. It was unbelievable what was
happening and we all showed the signs of it.

Nov 11 – CT Scan

We arrived at the hospital and registered in. Jay was with me. It was time to
have the CT scan. The nurse called my name and they took me back. The
had me take off all my jewelry and lay on a big white table that had a big
circular scanning machine down at the end. I could see they were going to
slide me into the circular machine, which would then glide over the area they
wanted to scan. Once the gentleman started, it was exactly as I thought. It
was quick, easy and over in minutes. Then I was done. Back to Tahoe we
went.

Now that surgery plans had changed… again, I thought I’d decorate early for
Christmas. Since the new date would be sometime in December, I wasn’t
sure if I’d be able to do it after. I’d sold my old tree when I'd moved, so I
decided to buy a new Christmas tree this year. I wanted to surround myself
with all the love and magic Christmas brings as soon as possible. I knew the
lights and cheery spirit of the holiday would really help me, I needed it!

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November 16

Getting Christmas ornaments ready to mail out.

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NOVEMBER 19, 20 and 21 – Andrea, Tony and the kids come to visit

I’d been waiting for today. It had been a while since I’d seen Andrea, who
was a best friend since high school. She and her family were coming up
again for a couple of days to be together. I can’t express how excited I was to
see them.

Ang and the family had been here early that summer. It had been really
special for me. Their visit had materialized my dream. It was exactly what I
wanted, where I wanted. All of us to be together again the cabin. However,
this trip was a bit different for me. It was really important to have them here now,
because of all the craziness that had gone on, the cancer diagnosis, the two failed
attempts to place my plaque, it was all to much. I was needing my dear friend near