13. The One with the Mastectomy Part 1
In the last episode we left off with the night before my mastectomy. The next morning, Monday November 22, 2021 my mom showed up at my place to drive me to the hospital. I weirdly made the decision to leave my phone with her. Somehow I thought not having open access to what I was going to go through would somehow be helpful. I took my iPad in case I wanted to watch something but left my phone at home. My mom had a note saved and access to my phone so she could text 'the list' an update afterwards. My go to process when it came to updating the circle of trust, was to type a note and then copy and paste to all who were along for the ride at that point (journey to the center of the shit show...) I would edit based on the person but try to capture the basic facts at one time. Having that organization was comforting to me. I remember packing and repacking my bag three times. How did I know what I was going to need, I didn't technically know how long I was going to be in the hos...