Postponed

Friday morning Sophie had her checkup certifying that she was healthy enough for surgery.

On Friday evening she had the sniffles.

By Saturday night she had full blown croup.

Yesterday morning she still had a little cough and a few sniffles, but was mostly better. When the pre-op nurse called to give me the time of the surgery, I mentioned the croup.

When it comes to General Anesthesia, croup is a deal breaker.

The possibility of a complication was too great and I was told I had to reschedule. The doctor only performs these surgeries on the first Tuesday of the month, and she'll be out of the country in March. That means the new date is April 5.

I'm glad that the doctors are so careful, but I am worried that the tumor will continue to grow. We are looking into the possibility of having a different doctor perform the surgery if it means an earlier date. That said, I also believe that the surgery will happen when it is supposed to happen.

Thanks to everyone that was praying for Sophie; I'm sure those prayers have a two-month shelf life.