ANA Discussion Forum
General Category => AN Issues => Topic started by: cmp on May 29, 2008, 03:57:59 pm
-
:(
Got a call this afternoon that my neurotologist (Dr McKenna) has been called away on a family emergency, so I've been bumped from my surgery next Monday (6/2). The neuro's office says this is very unusual for him, so of course I'm hoping everything's OK! They won't be able to reschedule me till they can get in touch with him again, and aren't certain exactly when that will be though they hope it's soon, so for now it's waiting in limbo...
I'm a bit confused emotionally, to say the least--a combination of relieved that I can put off the unpleasantness a little longer, and VERY frustrated that the painstaking preparations and scheduling of the past few weeks are totally up in the air now and may have to be completely redone (plus some arrangements that depended on friends'/family members' schedules may be fouled up beyond recovery, grrr...)
So keep your fingers crossed I get a new date (as well as one that's not too far off) pronto!
-
cmp -
this is very frustrating, but it sounds like the doctor has a very legitimate reason for cancelling. You wouldn't want him performing your surgery if his mind was elsewhere and I'm certain he'd feel the same way.
I hope you are able to reschedule your surgery soon and that your post op plans fall into place.
Keeping my fingers crossed,
Jan
-
Cmp:
I'm sorry to learn of your surgery postponement. I've been there - and as a person who hates scheduling changes once I've settled on a date for something important (such as AN surgery) I can completely understand and relate to your frustration. Of course, I hope the 'family emergency' that took Dr. McKenna away from the operating room will be quickly resolved and you'll be back on track. Meanwhile, do the best you can to put it out of your mind and just live your normal life. I'm sure you'll have a new surgery date, soon. We'll be crossing fingers in your behalf (which makes eating difficult - but only if you take it too literally). :) Stay positive.
Jim
-
You wouldn't want him performing your surgery if his mind was elsewhere and I'm certain he'd feel the same way.
Absolutely! Plus Dr McKenna is a true mensch, so I really do hope everything is OK with him...
The virtue of knowing my date a month beforehand, though, was that I was able to get very very organized in an effort to minimize the impact my recovery would have on my mother/kids/husband, as well as to line up resources, support, etc. It's a bit disconcerting to realize I'm going to have to give up on the fantasy of a perfectly micromanaged unknown and trust that winging it will work...
-
cmp -
Sorry to hear you've been bumped, especially so close to your surgery date! Sometimes the best layed plans fall apart at the last minute. It think it's something that everyone probably fears and hopes won't happen. Hang in there and try not to stress out too much. Sometimes things like this end up working out for the best. Hope everything with your doc is okay and you get your new date soon.
Best wishes,
Wendy
-
Oh, that just bites. I know how unsettled I was having the date move around, but at least mine didn't change the week before. I hope that they are able to get you back on the surgical calendar quickly - even though it doesn't really help in terms of all the plans you're made. Makes you just want to scream, doesn't it? Heck, it makes ME want to scream on your behalf. Keep us posted, okay? And, I'll keep fingers crossed.
Debbi
-
cmp
Waiting is by far the hardest part. When you are emotionally geared to go ahead with surgery, having it cancelled at the last moment would be so difficult.
I had made my decision to have surgery and was ready to have it done. When the doctors couldn't get their schedules lined up for 2 1/2 months, I thought the wait would drive me crazy. If they had had to reschedule, I don't know what I would have done. (Probably cleaned more since I do that when I am anxious :D )
Know that we are thinking of you and hope that you are rescheduled soon so the wait is not torture.
-
Thanks all for the supportive words, and for commiserating! (I didn't realize I was in such august company, Jim and Debbi... ;))
And you're right, Wendy--I think having surgery postponed at the last minute has definitely been in that little "what if?" corner in the back of my mind all along. Guess I should be thankful I didn't actually show up at the hospital at cockcrow on Monday before getting bumped...
Now I just have to turn the adrenaline switch off somehow and try to enjoy the gift of some unanticipated shore leave... :)
-
Hi Carrie,
That's too bad, I'm sure it is a disappointment. i think Dr. McKenna owes you a free upgrade to the deluxe surgery. :)
Hopefully they will be able to reschedule you soon. I guess you have a little warm up time now, to practice being patient.
Steve
-
Carrie~
Wonder what that upgrade Steve was talking about would include...maybe a HAND-KNITTED HAT?????
I hadn't really thought about it for a while but I guess I got bumped too, but it wasn't because of the Dr.'s schedule - I got strep throat the Friday before I was supposed to have surgery on Thursday. They had to postpone it until the following Tuesday, but all that happened AFTER I flew to Houston for the pre-op (the nurse told me it would be OK!)!! Crazy...
Good luck on a new QUICK date,
K
-
Carrie
I know how it feels to be bumped. Know that everything will work out fine in the end. I hope your doc is all right. It's best it was cancelled, you wouldn't want a dr operating on you with his mind somewhere else. For everything that happens, there's a reason. Be patient
-
Ooh, deluxe surgery, I like the sound of that, Steve (as long as it comes with a designer head shave!)
Kay--that must have been SO stressful! Getting sick before surgery is another "what if" everyone frets about and tries to avoid, and you had an airplane flight mixed into the foul-up brew... I can see why you haven't thought about it in a while--who would want to remember such fun?
Claire--I just read your thread and am truly sorry to hear that you were dealt with so carelessly by the doc's office.
Membership in the "I've been bumped" club seems to grow by leaps and bounds...
Thanks again everyone for your kind words--I'm feeling much calmer today, and actually look forward to filling my time with something besides surgery preparations, since those were all done!
-
Hi cmp,
I know how you feel, my surgery date was bumped by an emergency case, and rescheduled for a week later. Try to enjoy the reprieve. :) The surgeons get geared up for the intensity of these surgeries too, so my guess is that they will reschedule soon.
Regards,
Rob
-
Hi Carrie
I know how you feel. My surgery has been postponed due to infection I devolped in my eardrum that has to be operated on.
They told me sometime in September after the eardrum heals. I myself made alot of plans with family and work and had to change everything.
I found that everyone around me was very understanding. And everyone here on the forum is great support.
I am sure you will here from them soon. Best of luck.
Sam
-
Hi Carrie,
If it makes you feel any better, i got bumped just 6 days from surgery (moved ahead 3 weeks). It was such a blow at the time (my blood ran cold when i got this news!)...
...but here i am 3 weeks later, with my twice rescheduled surgery now tomorrow. It was a big inconvenience, but in the end, it was not the end of the world and i hope, it was for the best in some way or another.
Anyway, just to let you know many of us have had this kind of setback, are feeling for you, but know that when the day comes, it will be because it is the right time.
Good luck!!!
Trish
-
Add me to the "bumped" list too. I had to postpone my surgery a week because my surgeon's wife was due to deliver her baby that week. Geez, she waited 9 months, was one more week too much to ask??
It all worked out - he took that week off and she was induced. I told him that she could have him for the week, but that on the 20th of February, he was all mine and he better not get up for the 2am feeding the night before.
Of course, being a planner like most of the rest of you, it drove me crazy trying to reschedule everything I had already scheduled. I'm learning to be a little more trusting that the world will not spin off its axis if I'm not keeping constant watch over things.
Carrie, I hope you can use your "extra" time to relax and enjoy your family.
Lori
-
More members in the club--wow! It's beginning to look like surgery that happens according to schedule is practically a freak occurrence!
thanks all for your supportive words and sage advice to view the delay as reprieve at best, minor inconvenience at worst. Ironically, I've found myself more relaxed over this weekend than at any time since my diagnosis! (Frankly, after all the exhaustive overpreparation, there's really nothing else to do but kick back with my family... :))
Sam, I hope your eardrum heals well, and quickly. And though the length of your delay really means starting from scratch on many of your arrangements, I hope the upside is all that extra time to prepare mentally...
Trish--I think you're right about there being a "right" time--I know I will be much calmer at my new date than I would have been tomorrow morning, for one thing... And (have already posted this to the thread you started today), hope tomorrow is "right" for you in every possible way...
Lori--if it was me, your "don't get up for the 2 am feeding" joke wouldn't have been entirely (or even mostly) in jest... And I know exactly what you mean about trying to let go a bit and trust that everything will be fine--seems that's a lesson this whole AN experience drives home over and over, doesn't it?
-
Carrie
I know will go absolutely insane if I get bumped. The planning and choreography of getting everything lined up and in place is such a delicate balance and production. UGH
I waited two months for them to schedule my surgery, I thought they forgot about me. I am scheduled to go into to Boston MGH and meet with Dr. Martuza tomorrow, Wednesday 4th - I will let you know if there has been a message left for me at home, or whether it is a go.
Hang in there
Sharon
-
well, cmp and Sharon, I'm not sure what is going on over at MGH (other than Ted Kennedy's situation and we know golf season is back in action around here......), but if you all get bumped again, let us Boston gang know.... will meet you over at Yawkee/Landsdowne, get us some dawgs and beeah's, cheer on the Sox vs the Rays (looks over shoulder for TampaTim!) .... and we'll focus on other issues to help keep stress levels down. :)
(seriously, hang in there.... hoping they give you updates sooner than later. Waiting can really stink sometimes)
Phyl
Nawth of town, total Nawthshawr brat! :)
-
if you all get bumped again, let us Boston gang know.... will meet you over at Yawkee/Landsdowne, get us some dawgs and beeah's, cheer on the Sox vs the Rays (looks over shoulder for TampaTim!) .... and we'll focus on other issues to help keep stress levels down. Smiley
Sounds great, Phyl! (In fact, you've tipped me off to a great strategy for combating runaway jitters over this--I'll just twist into a lotus position, close my eyes, and pretend I'm at Fenway on a beautiful day...)
Sharon--Are you going with McKenna/Martuza as a team, then? I called both offices this morning: Laurie, Dr Martuza's coordinator, hasn't yet heard back from Dr McKenna's office (apparently his being called suddenly away and then being out of touch is an absolute first for them--I really hope everything is OK...) Dr McKenna's secretary is out till Thursday (which means maybe that's when he'll be back as well?), so I wasn't able to get any info myself either.
I had been harboring fantasies of a really brief delay (ie surgery next week, while my carefully-made plans are still all simmering nicely on the burners!), but according to Laurie, Dr Martuza's schedule is pretty tight for the rest of this month, so my prospects for a clean adjustment don't look so good right now...
If your surgery's not scheduled till mid-July, though, seems you should still be good to go...
Hope your consult tomorrow goes well!
-
Having surgery 'bumped' does happen fairly regularly. I was bumped, too. However, for good reason that had absolutely nothing to do with the surgeon.
While undergoing extensive pre-op tests, a CT scan discovered a dark 'mass' on my liver. Oh-oh. The knee-jerk reaction was to assume cancer, even though I had no symptoms of any liver malfunction. My neurosurgeon called me in and very regretfully canceled my scheduled surgery "just until we know what this is". He made it clear what he thought 'it' (the mass) was when he said he wouldn't want to put me through AN surgery if I had liver cancer, which would give me about six months to live. Although I kept it to myself, I didn't think I had liver cancer. MY wife was not quite so sanguine. My neurosurgeon referred me to a radiation oncologist. The oncologist sympathized with me, ordered a liver biopsy and told my wife, in private, that she should prepare for the possibility that I might not make it to another Christmas (this was June of 2006). She was now completely shaken as I had always been in excellent health. I refused to get panicky until I knew for a medical certainty that I had liver cancer. I still didn't think I did. Next day, the biopsy was performed. My normally serene and practical but, by now, highly stressed wife almost flipped out when the Resident doctor that performed the biopsy informed her that it could take a 'few days' for the results. She ran into the radiation oncologist in the cafeteria and let him know that 'a few days' was not acceptable. He readily agreed, muttered something about 'idiot residents' and promised her that he would make sure we had the results in a few hours. We did. Having decided to leave the hospital and enjoy a nice lunch as a reward for enduring my liver biopsy, we were at home that evening when the oncology doctor called to tell us that the results showed the 'mass' was actually a hemangioma: a mass of blood vessels and quite common. Totally benign and not anything to be concerned about as I was asymptomatic. I could hear the smile in the good doctor's voice as he gave us the news. We also received a call the next day from my neurosurgeon who, in effect, showered me with effusive praise for not having liver cancer (he meant well). My AN surgery was promptly rescheduled for about a week later (I had a big AN and was very symptomatic). The rest, as they say, is history. Well, history to me, anyway.
So, I'm also part of the 'bumped surgery club', only with a dramatic little story to go with it. :) Its all true, too and I have the medical records to prove it. The experience certainly put the AN surgery in better perspective. Cancer scares have that effect. Fortunately for me, my AN surgery went well and all the tests I had showed that I was in very good health, which was reassuring to myself and my once again serene and always supportive wife. My neurosurgeon was pleased, too.
Jim
-
So, I'm also part of the 'bumped surgery club', only with a dramatic little story to go with it.
"little story"? That's an understatement, Jim! Whew! Your poor wife... And you have amazing powers of self-discipline, if you were able to "refuse to get panicky" until you had a firm diagnosis. In my experience, the panicky part of myself isn't particularly obedient and doesn't take well to being told to sit tight when it doesn't want to... ;)
Well, I'm really glad that "little" chapter in your remarkable saga is behind you now. Any more like that, and not even medical records will get you a suspension of disbelief!
-
Dear CMP,
My fingers are cross for you besides my prayers.
Jim, WOW! I am lost for words for you and your wife.
I almost lost my husband a 1 and half years ago. They gave him a 6 way bypass.
I do not want to go through that again he is like a limb.
eve
-
First of all.....that was quite a story, Jim. I'm so glad that you stayed "positive". Your poor wife. That's how I would have been.
CMP.......I hope you have your new date VERY SOON! It took me a few weeks to get my date, and I felt so much better just knowing the date. Even tho it was 2 months away, it still made me feel better.
It's 23 days away now....and I really pray nothing happens between now and then. I just want it DONE, like everyone else here.
You will hear me scream.......all the way from Michigan, if it would be changed!!! ha.
Please take care of yourself, and call their office again, if you don't hear soon from the doctor on the new date.
God Bless,
Lacey
-
Jim -
All I can say is "WOW" that is quite a story! Glad everything turned out okay.
Wendy
-
Hi, Carrie,
Sorry you have to deal with the surgery postponement. It is not easy from the emotional and , in your case, logistical standpoint. Any news about the new date? Have you been in touch with the office?
Eve
-
Carrie,
Like I said before, I would call their office, if you haven't heard by next week, and ask them what's going on.
Sometimes it's the squeaky AN that gets results!!
And, I think we can all be "squeaky" when we want to!! ha.
Lacey
-
Sometimes I fear I squeak a little too much ;)
Jan
-
I've been in touch with both Dr Mckenna's and Dr Martuza's offices yesterday afternoon/today, and may actually have my date this afternoon. Turns out there have been multiple cases of misinformation/missed communication since last Thursday, so I'm more than a little (http://bestsmileys.com/angry2/2.gif) , but I'm working hard to stay focused on hoping I get a date later this month rather than next.
The two possibilities that have been mentioned for this month are June 24 (not good, as we drive my 15 year old son to sleepaway camp the 25th--with his personality I know he'll have a hard time leaving for camp with me in the ICU but also won't do well if he starts camp later than everyone else) and June 30 (this is the date I'm hoping for).
The other date mentioned was July 28th. If that turns out to be when they book me, first I'll get (http://bestsmileys.com/angry2/2.gif) again. And then I'll go really ballistic... (Not so much because I've been waiting for surgery since mid-April, though that's certainly part of it, but because my mother's dementia is rolling along and I want to be more or less back on my feet by late July, not first going under the knife...)
As for the multiple screwups: I won't go into a full litany (too aggravating!), but the real biggie is that Dr Mckenna did NOT suddenly disappear off the face of the earth last Thursday due to a family emergency, as reported by Laurie, Dr Martuza's "coordinator"; according to Dr McKenna's secretary, Helen, who I spoke with yesterday afternoon, I was bumped because he had to book emergency surgery this Monday for a case of his that had become acute. Had I known this, I wouldn't have let a week go by without indulging in some pushy behavior to close the loop and make sure I got rescheduled ASAP. The only reason I was reluctant to be a pest was out of respect for a very nice doctor, who I'd been led to believe was off coping with trauma or loss somewhere!
To add insult to injury, though Laurie claimed on Monday that Dr Mckenna's office was still out of touch and hadn't responded to her email about rebooking me, Helen told me yesterday that I'd actually been booked almost immediately for a new surgery date! (Though of course that makes it hard to explain why I'm still in "what's my date" limbo...) She stopped just short of accusing Laurie of lying, which was a very strange experience for me as the info-seeking patient...
I know Dr Martuza's office is in the process of moving (to another floor or building in MGH, not sure which), so they're in a bit of a tizzy there, and am therefore trying not to be too neurotic or paranoid about any of this. It's hard not to wonder, though, if this SNAFU reflects: a) less than cordial feelings by the two secretaries toward one another, or b) less than cordial feelings by one or both of them toward me!
Either way, if you happen to stop by this thread, please keep your fingers crossed very hard for June 30th as my surgery date...
Carrie
-
Hi, Carrie:
Oh boy! What a runaround. >:(
I hate these doctor's offices that mess patients up with their incompetence and/or lack of communication. Unfortunately, it's all too common, I'm afraid. Well, I can certainly understand your annoyance with Dr. Martuza's 'coordinator', who should find another line of work as she doesn't seem to be coordinating very well with you and the doctor. The mix-up was totally unnecessary...but you already know that.
I'm crossing fingers and hoping for a June 30th surgery date.
When this is settled, I would make sure that both doctors are made aware of how their staff made things more difficult for you at a time when you're emotionally vulnerable. That isn't right and they should be told so, with quiet civility, of course. Maybe after the surgery would be best. :)
Jim
-
Oh,Carrie - how infuriating! I am so glad you called them again - can't imagine what might have happened. It amazes me how uncaring some of the medical support people can be - it is espcially surprising when the physician is a good and caring one.
Meanwhile, I am keeping fingers, toes and whatever else crossed that June 30 is the date. Keep us posted, okay?
Sending good thoughts your way. Remember to breathe...
Debbi
-
Thanks, Jim and Debbi, for the sympathy and crossed fingers! (And Jim, I think I will take your advice and put off visiting the "complaint department" till AFTER the surgery... :D)
Though I don't have 100% closure before the weekend as I'd hoped to, I apparently will be getting the surgery in June (hallelujah!). Both secretaries said as much, giving me some confidence it's actually true...
The June 24th date is definitely an option, and they're waiting to hear back from Dr Martuza about whether the 30th (which they understand is my strong preference) works for him as well.
Since I'm in a Murphy's Law frame of mind after yesterday, however, and feel the need for some extra insurance, I went ahead and sent a brief email to both doctors appealing for a June date ...
;)
-
Carrie,
I',crossing everything that can be crossed - fingers, toes, shoelaces -- as I told Debbi, I never could cross my eyes, and hoping you get your June 30 date. It must be frustrating and infuriating to be given the run around about such an emothionally charged issue. If these secretaries have a problem with each other, the paitents should not be caught in the crossfire. And unless you're a horrible, nasty demanding patient, which I really can't picture you as, so let's just dismiss that thought, why on earth would they have an issue with you? Even if you were, which again I' m 100% ysure your're not, they are supposed to be professionals and treat patients with respect and compassion. I think for some reason, the right hand didn't know what the left hand was doing. Maybe the move played a part in things. Whatever the problem was, I hope it's straightened out and you get your date. Good luck and lert me know what's going on.
Best wishes,
Wendy
-
Carrie -
I'm hoping you get the date you want. This whole experience sounds like it's been very frustrating and I can certainly understand your aggravation.
In my experience, doctor's offices are a lot like insurance companies. It's sometimes very helpful to find out who knows what's going on (ie - who is the most competent and responsible person) and try to deal directly with them whenever possible. They are the ones who get things done.
My doctor has a wonder woman who schedules his surgeries, but she has helped me several times with things that aren't really her job when other members of his staff have failed to follow through. I have learned that when I contact her directly, I don't have to call his office more than one time about a particular request. When I don't contact her directly I sometimes have to ask two or three times. I have told my doctor on several occasions how responsive this staff member is because I feel it's very important for him to know when someone is doing an outstanding job.
Jan
-
Wendy--no, I'm not a difficult patient at all (though if my date turned out to be in July, I might just morph into one...) I think that probably my suddenly bumped surgery rubbed against some office-moving-related chaos in the neurosurgeon's office, producing even more chaos (sigh...)
Jan--you're so right, analysing the power structure in an office is usually key to getting results... (wish I could apply that insight meaningfully to dealing with the Medicare bureaucracy on my mother's behalf...) Actually, I have been dealing directly with the two women who answer most directly to the docs in their respective offices and have primary responsibility for scheduling, so things really shouldn't have gotten so fouled up. I'm hoping the emails I sent straight to the doctors will help things stay on track now...
thanks for your support, and hopefully I'll have good news tomorrow!
-
Carrie -
I'm hoping you have good news tomorrow, as well :)
Jan
-
Carrie,
I am also hoping for news tomorrow. You certainly don;t need to be in this situation!
Eve
-
Carrie-
Keeping my fingers crossed that you get the date you want - and that you get it TODAY!
Debbi
-
Thanks very much, everyone, for your support through this!
I did get a June date, but unfortunately not the one I was hoping for for my son's sake... I
New date is Tuesday, June 24th, the day before he gets driven to the Berkshires for a month of camp. I honestly can't think of how to finesse this to minimize the impact on his summer--he's the shy, sensitive-but-stoical sort, who will be very worried about his mom but not say a word to anyone about what's eating him.
I'm also concerned about my poor husband, who after a very stressful, start-out-at-dawn day the 24th will be rising early again on the 25th to do a 5 hour round trip solo, while I'm still in the ICU.
I have a call into the camp director to ask for suggestions and ideas--hopefully he will have some good ones!
My very kind mother-in-law has offered to drive down from NY with my FIL and either take my son to camp solo (he will NOT like going with his grandparents instead of us one bit!) or at least accompany my husband to help with the driving (this may help, but the addition of two wonderful-but-very-noisy personalities may not be ideal either--sort of the "too many cooks" phenomenon...)
Now to go update various family members and friends, partly by email but largely by phone... I'm getting laryngitis just thinking about it! :)
thanks again for all the crossed fingers!
Carrie
-
Carrie,
Sorry the date wasn't ideal, but at least you have something firm to work with.
Camp in the Berkshires sounds great. Would you feel better if I were to go with your son and keep an eye on him for the month? Really, I wouldn't mind. :D
Hopefully you can figure out who needs to be where and when. I'm sure there must be a way for you to contact your son at camp - once he hears your voice, he'll probably feel much better.
Good luck!!
Lori
-
Carrie,
Glad to hear you finally got y our new date but that it isn't the one you'd been hoping for. If I've learned anything with this experience, it's that things rarely go as planned. I hope your son is okay and doesn't stress out too much over this. As Lori suggested, if there is a way you can call him at camp he'll probably feel a lot better. On the brght side, at least June 24 isn't that far off. I hope eveyrthng else goes more smoothly.
Best wishes,
Wendy
-
Would you feel better if I were to go with your son and keep an eye on him for the month? Really, I wouldn't mind.
Sure, Lori, if the accommodations (top bunk in a cabin full of sweaty 15 year olds) are OK with you, I'll tell them to reserve you a spot! :D
Wendy--you and Lori are absolutely right; the fact that I have a date and that it's near at hand is the most important thing. We've just spoken with the camp director, and they will be very accommodating about letting my husband call Dylan at camp to let him know that everything's ok, as well as about letting me call, once I'm out of ICU and ready for a brief conversation.
The camp director suggested we talk to Dylan and let him be our guide to how we manage things--he said that if Dylan is preoccupied with how his mom is doing, he won't integrate well into camp and it would be better to let him go up a day or two late (would be easier on my husband, too). On the other hand, if he'd prefer to go up on time and be phoned with news, we'll go with that approach. Very sound advice (and I don't know why we didn't think of it!)
Carrie
-
Carrie~
Glad you got a firm date (even though it sawn't the one you wanted) and good advice from the camp director!
Will be praying for you and yours!
K
-
Gosh, Carrie, you know I WOULD go to camp if you really needed me to, but since the situation seems to be under control, I guess I'll just stay here. ::) Phew... 15 teenaged boys sounds like more than anyone could handle!
I figured they could be accomodating and make a few exceptions to the phone call rules once they knew the situation. And at least you know he'll be in good hands and keeping very busy while you're recuperating.
Lori
-
Carrie -
glad to hear your got a date, even if it's not the most ideal one for you.
The camp dilemma sounds very frustrating and I can understand why you are concerned about your son, but I think the camp director's idea of letting your son be your guide is an excellent suggestion. Who knows, your son might even come up with some solutions that you haven't thought of yet :)
I hope everything falls into place before June 24th,
Jan
Oh, almost forget, did you put your surgery date on the AN Calendar?
-
Yup, Jan, I just posted to the calendar!
Re my son coming up with creative solutions: You're quite right, he may surprise us yet!
And now I'm off to do some catching up on this forum--have missed some threads in the fun frenzy of the past few days...
Carrie
-
Carrie-
Well, Murphy's Law dictates that the date you get would be your second choice, doesn't it? At least the Camp Director sounds like a very empathetic - and wise - person. Letting your son dictate the course of action seems very wise to me - of course, I don't have kids myself, so am only hazarding a guess here...
At least June 24 is close at hand - only two weeks and a day - wow!
Debbi