Scare is Past

We wondered how such a serious event could have such little communication from the doctors and hospital. I didn't believe that such a serious surgical procedure could take place with no instructions on how to prepare. It turns out that Kristine misunderstood the schedule and the diagnosis. She has what is called high level three cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN3). That is the last step for precancerous cells to become cancerous. The visit to the hospital yesterday was for a consultation with her doctor on how to proceed and to discuss her options. It was very good news for all of us. The net of the visit was that she will have the actual surgical procedure in early June to remove the pre-cancerous cells and to ensure there are no cancerous cells in other parts of her body. At this stage, it is a relatively minor procedure and she will be in and out of the hospital in a short amount of time.

It was a long day as we left at around 10 AM to drive to Spokane - 70 miles away. We stopped for breakfast at a nice family restaurant where Philo got breakfast for all of us. Kristine's appointment was for 1 PM and by the time she got out it was near 3 PM. We stopped at an appliance store in Spokane where Kristine and Philo purchased a used washer and dryer which we hauled home for them.

This morning we take our fifth wheel to the Brake Shop in town - 2 blocks from here - to have our wheel lug repaired that was damaged by the flat tire swap. It is a pain in the butt to have to disconnect and drive the 2 blocks for this fix that should not have been required in the first place. At least we are not paying for the work to be done.

There are some items that we need to take care of before leaving on Friday morning. I would like to get the truck serviced and washed - along with washing the fifth wheel - before leaving. I hope I can locate a Ford dealer nearby to have the service done as it is included in our truck purchase.

We are winding down our visit here in Washington and we are very happy about the results...