it's a go

As of right now, Annie and I are treating this situation as a go; that the surgery next week is going to happen. Tomorrow, it'll be one week when I'll go under the knife. The jitters haven't hit me yet but keep reading ... I'm sure to freak out eventually. :)

I did hear exciting and fun news today. Annie got a call from the Mayo Clinic and the representative told her that she and I, and our caregivers, have been selected to receive a makeover by a local Phoenix TV station the Saturday after our surgery. How funny is that???!! :) So we might be on TV. Plus we're going to be featured in the Mayo Clinic's in-house newspaper. The representative told Annie we were picked because we've done a lot to bring attention to organ donation. (Full disclosure: Annie and I are also going to be featured in a Labor Day weekend series of articles in Annie's hometown paper, the Yuma Star, which will be written by my former Iowa State University colleague, Michelle Volkmann. Michelle and a photographer will also be at Mayo for our surgeries.)

This whole procedure will be a media extravaganza. But you know what? The more attention it gets, the more people will know about this life-giving gift.