Being in the waiting room made me anxious. There were all kinds of people there. Everyone was staying busy in their own way. Reading, knitting, watching TV, working on computers, doing jigsaw puzzles, and talking. My mother in law was working on a jigsaw puzzle, but I couldn't sit still. I would get up and walk up and down the waiting area, trying to figure out what everyone else was there for. I actually had the feeling that we didn't belong. It was just a benign tumor. Not at all what the other patients must be going through. This was an incredible place with some of the top doctors in their field.
As that two hour time got closer, I became more nervous. To me, it looked like others we getting fidgety as well. Since we all started at the same time, it would be interesting to see what order the families would get an update. One by one, each family was call by the volunteer. They were led to a private room where the nurse would update the family in private. You could always tell the type of news by the looks on the faces, as each family emerged from the private rooms. Our turn finally came. It was quick and concise. The doctor just finished opening the skull and the extraction would begin. Thank you. See you in two hours.
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