waiting.........

So, the candles are burning in my house and all my thoughts are turned towards Edie.
She is in surgery as I type. They say it is anywhere from a 3 to 5 hour surgery. She went under at 3:30.
The family has created a website where we can post messages, and be kept informed of any updates. I cherish that they are doing this for us.
There are pictures of Edie as they were prepping her for surgery. She is laughing and smiling in true Edie form. They say she was joking and making all the staff laugh. Unbelievable.
But I see her with the things on her forehead and the IV's in her arm and there is a picture of her husband kissing her, and my heart aches for him.
The messages on her website just prove what an amazing spirit she is. All the words echoing the others. It is amazing how one human being can touch so many others in the way she has. It is like nothing I have seen. All the thank you's for her being there for us. Imagine, her being there for us! Now, it is our turn.
So, I sit, I wait, I eat, I pay bills, but all the while praying they can remove the whole tumor and that all goes well and that my dear friend will be removed of all the nastiness that is in her brain right now.
I wait for the next update. It has been four hours.
jb