Thank you Wendy and mouse. Mouse, I will give her that hug from you today, I assure you. :)

The news of the day is that there is more surgery in Evie's future. Evie has had at least 20 surgeries in the past 5 years, quite frankly I've lost count. This one is minor and not related to her cancer, however it is still surgery and a concern for us considering her present condition. Last week she had a scope of her sinuses and the doctor found large polyps which are causing her breathing difficulties and frequent, chronic sinus infections. She had sinus surgery approximately 2 years ago to remove polyps and make her sinuses larger. She was breathing easier for about 18 months, however her symptoms have been getting bothersome again in the last 6 months. I was quite surprised that they were willing to do another surgery so very soon after the last one, however it is a different surgeon this time, and he claims the first surgeon didn't do a thorough enough job. Evie is surprisingly excited about the surgery, she really wants to have it, in spite of everything else. Her sinuses do bother her greatly, and along with having brittle asthma, she is miserable much of the time when it comes to breathing.

I am most impressed with this new surgeon, he is very friendly and personable. Because of the long waiting lists for surgery here in Canada, he put Evie on the urgent list and added that she was to be screened for cancer, even though that is not exactly true. However, as a result, she will have the surgery in 6 weeks, rather than waiting the typical 20 months as this is "elective" surgery. So we are very grateful to him for that.