What a day. I woke up early and headed down to Phili for my doctor’s appt to find out that she does think I need the second vocal cord surgery which I was really hoping to avoid. This surgery is somewhat easier than the last one since I do not have vocal rest afterwards (remember my 2 weeks of silence this past fall? not fun.) and I will not be under general anesthesia. BUT, that’s also what makes me uptight about this surgery–I’m awake for it. She will be putting in gortex implants on the sides of my vocal cords to help them close better. While she does this, through my neck mind you, I have to be awake and responsive so that I can speak while she is doing it. So, I was a bit frazzled leaving that office today. And, THEN, I headed over to CHOP which is only about a 7 minute drive from where I was to visit a friend I have only spoken to online over the past 20 months. She and I met because we both sent our paperwork to China at the same time to adopt. Last January, she joined China’s waiting child program and just recently brought home the sweetest little girl. This little girl had severe heart conditions which required open heart surgery a week and a half ago. I’ve been praying for her and for my friend daily and reading her blog often to get updates, etc. When I read yesterday that she had run out of the little girl’s favorite baby food and had no way of getting more, I jumped at the chance to have something I could do for her. So, today, I delivered some pasta pickups and was so glad that I did. I was surprised to learn when I got there that it was the little girl’s 2nd birthday today. So, the three of us sat and enjoyed a mini Carvel ice cream cake together and chatted some. It was a pleasure to sit with them both. And, as I heard from her and saw that little girl with her chest still with a large drainage tube coming out, I felt a little silly for whining about my surgery. I’m going to be just fine. Check out the pictures of this little cutie. She’s a doll.