Yay! It's over! Now, instead of getting anxious about my surgery, I can get busy recovering. Well, not too busy because resting is one of the most important things I have to do. I have some pain but it's controlled very nicely

A common theme on this blog turns out to be the value of human connection. I believe that, to stay healthy in our mind, we need to work and we need to have meaningful interactions with other people. Whether you believe that evolution or Divine Creation has produced these basic needs for work and friends, I think they are essential to life. Case in point - I have been anxious this past 24 hours about my impending surgery. I wasn't able to sleep last night and couldn't stop thinking about it today. It's only natural, right? It's a big surgery and a lot is riding on success. Well, I just got back home from a visit with my good friend and voila! - I feel much better! Thanks, Di! We didn't really talk a whole lot about the surgery. We talked about our kids, our lives, books we're reading, etc. Just being out and having a face-to-face conversation with someone I care about was good medicine!