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Update on Kate

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I promised you all an update and Team Canterwood (and our friends, especially Alex, Lauren, Becca, Katherine, Bri, and Andi) have been so supportive with e-mails, Facebook messages, etc.

I don’t want to put too much of Kate’s personal medical history online, but this last visit at Mayo was good and bad. Good because we have a surgery scheduled. Bad because doctors still don’t know how to stop/help her with the screaming pain she’s in every day.

We’re going back to Mayo for the third time the second week of October. Kate is going to have surgery where doctors will try to find a cause for her pain. It’s extremely exciting to have this chance, but also absolutely terrifying because of the fear that they won’t find anything.

So, we are both very nervous and anxious right now. Going back to the hospital is not fun. I don’t know how Kate has done it so many times. She still edits Canterwood while living every day for the past year and a half with a pain that medication won’t cover. Pain that makes her scream. It’s heartbreaking to witness and there’s a helpless feeling.

We thank you all for being there to back us–your support has brought happy tears to Kate’s eyes more times than you know.

I ask you all to send good wishes into the universe for Kate on October 11th–the date of her surgery. I’ll create a Facebook page as soon as I have time.

Thank you, guys. We love you all!

xoxo

Video from Rochester B&N Canterwood Event

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If you’ve seen the pics below, you know I had a wonderful time at Rochester’s B&N at the Apache Mall. Kate came and introduced me to the crowd while Ross shot all of this footage. Thanks, Ross and Kate!

In one of these videos . . . I read an excerpt from INITIATION! 😀 Enjoy!

I’ve got serious writing to do. Have Diet Coke, coffee, kitty, gloss . . . all set!

xoxo

Book signing this weekend!

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The Brooklyn Trio got into Rochester on Tuesday night and crashed. There have been lots of appointments at Mayo and, for the first time, a doctor who listened. Dr. H has an idea of what could be causing K’s pain and though we won’t know for a while, there need to be more tests, etc., we’re all happy that there is finally the tiniest bit of hope and something to go on. I don’t want to share too much of K’s personal stuff, but I wanted to thank you all for the love and support. I promise to keep you updated with how she’s feeling and if this doctor’s guess turns out to be correct.

I’m writing a piece that’s due soon and using the hotel’s color printer like CRAZY. Been printing tons of Facebook pics that I’ve wanted to have. Now, I’ll have things to frame at home.
I’m probably going to head over to the downtown Rochester Barnes & Noble to sign stock like I did last time. How can I NOT visit that castle-like B&N?
I’m also superpumped about my signing on Sunday. Again, the details:
Sunday, September 18th at 2pm
Rochester, Minnesota
Barnes & Noble at the Apache Mall (NOT the downtown location)
Come say hi! I don’t want to be all alone, lol! 🙂 I’m already superexcited that Lauren, the winner of my 15-minute phone chat from eBay, is coming. Our talk turned into half an hour because she was so supercool. Her awesome mom won the chat and the proceeds from all of my eBay auctions are going to the ASPCA.
If anyone else is interested, I’ll add a Skype video chat, phone call, etc., to eBay and we’ll see if we can help more animals with donations!
TGIF! What are your weekend plans?