Libby meets Dr Park

Yesterday we got familiar with our surroundings; we went for breakfast at the Cheesecake Factory and didn’t need to eat again for the rest of the day! Dave was very disappointed that alcohol was not served at 10a.m.! We then took a drive to the hospital to make sure we knew where we were going; however, the Sat Nav and I didn’t really get on nor did me a great big car and huge roads and we were none the wiser this morning! Libby and Ben had a nice swim in the afternoon and then early evening we took a taxi to see the other SDR families staying at the Residence Inn. Can you imagine Dave’s face when we arrived only to be told the bar doesn’t open on a Sunday – HOW FUNNY!!!! Anyway, we had a lovely evening and it was really nice for Libby to meet the other children who had had the operation and those that were going to have it.

 

Today we have been at the hospital and have finally met all the people that we had been emailing for so long. How efficient they all were, everyone was really friendly and kind, we were not kept waiting, in fact we were slotted in for an X-ray at 11.15 a.m. so that we didn’t have to wait till 1pm, it really puts us to shame how our NHS works. The day ran very smoothly and we met Dr Park, who told Libby that she would walk independently at home and school and for long distances she’d need a stick. It will also help her left arm, which was an unexpected pleasant surprise. Obviously, we are over the moon that we have finally been told face to face that this operation will really benefit Libby.

 

Only tomorrow to get through now, before all the hard work starts for Libby to reap the benefits of this surgery. We are scheduled to be in hospital at 10 am tomorrow and surgery will be 12.30 pm....Poor Libby ‘she says’!!