All you need is love, and maybe a 12 hour surgery and some chemo....

Good Evening Friends and Family,

Twas the night before surgery and all through the hotel room, not a creature was stirring, except for Cece's digestive tract.....Oh yes, anyone who has had a colonoscopy can relate to what has to happen the night before to "clean" you out in preparation for surgery. Enough jokes Sarah, this is serious business.

Ok, I would first like to thank everyone who came together for the Cancer loves my Mommy Benefit Yard Sale held in Bishop this past Saturday. The community of Bishop never ceases to amaze me-the generous donations that were given to my Mom are causing my eyes to tear up right now (or maybe that's the smell coming from the bathroom, ewww!) Ok, I lied, one more joke! I'm finished now. Seriously, you know who you are, there are too many of you to list, but THANK YOU so very much!

On a more serious note, surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 7:30 AM. The doctors have informed us the surgery should last anywhere from 10-12 hours. A little more detail on the surgery, its actually 3 surgeries in one day. Three separate surgical teams will be performing different procedures.

The first team will work on preparing the rectal area for removal of the tumor, moving blood vessels and that sort of thing.

The second team will remove the sacrum, rectum and all surrounding tissue that looks suspicious -sneaky cancer cells like to hide out!

The third team is plastics, Dr. Andersen. I was hoping for a McSteamy, but got a Dr. Weber (all you Grey's fans will hopefully get that) He will rebuild some of the walls she is losing to the cancer with a really cool procedure that deserves its own post.

As soon as we get word, I will post so everyone knows how the surgery went.

Please keep her in your thoughts tomorrow. As much as I joke, this is a very serious and complicated surgery. The risk of infection is very high and there is no guarantee the doctors can remove all the cancer. I have to find hope and laughter-the stress is overwhelming and I would be losing my mind if I stayed serious all the time.

Thank you for your love and support during this very difficult time. You really do only need love.....all our love to you from Duarte, CA.

Goodnight.

Sarah