March 5, 2009

Day 44 - As a dear friend put it Caitlin hit a speed bump in the road. We are looking at this speed bump as a chance to take a different path to getting things resolved. Kansas City called this morning cancelling the meeting with the other cardio surgeon and in general bursting a bubble in the time frame they themselves had laid out just last night. So in short this speed bump tells us this was not the location that was meant to be of the most help to Caitlin. They did give her names of a cardiac place in Tucson and the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. Who knows maybe one of them is the better place. It would have been nice to have known earlier that the time crunch we were in and had shared with them each time we spoke was in fact going to be a major problem but we wont dwell on hindsight - it isnt worth our energy. We are moving forward tomorrow with other options. On a brighter side Caitlin and Dustin received some wonderful gifts in the mail today and it was so fun to hear her squeel resurface. The table centerpiece from Nashes matches the teapot sent to them from Aunt Libby. Couple that with the place settings from cousin Karyn & Chad and they will have a beautiful kitchen table. Other wonderful kitchen items came from Cummins, a wonderful family Caitlin has always admired. By days end we have come to grips with the rollercoaster ride we all just took and remain grateful we could take the ride with Caitlin.