Sylvia's Journal

And now it is the eve of my surgery, scheduled for tomorrow morning 8:30 AM. I walked through the house looking for things that required me to be upright on two legs and that had to be completed. Ah, the Christmas mustard making. Two bowls of mustard seeds marinating in wine and vinegar demanded attention – if not processed now they’d marinate into slime I feared. It’s a job that no one else in our family has even attempted to finish. I processed those batches and am good to go for at least a first distribution next month.

Our friend Isabella the Reiki Master will join us to get me utterly relaxed into the operating theatre. She has done this some 4 years ago before my rotator cuff surgery with great success.

At home everything is ready: the crutches by the door, my knee walker/scooter procured on eBay and on its way, the pain pills and the blood thinner in pre-dosed injection needles on the counter, the recliner upholstered and tested, and, a present from Axel, a cute little bamboo lap desk to hold my iPad mini. All that’s left is a healthy meal (chard with lentils) and a good night sleep.