preparation for the big "C"

Tuesday was the big day. Evelyn went to exercise while I rode to the doctor’s office to see if we could register for the ride to the hospital in McAllen tomorrow. I was too early for the registration and was told Evelyn had to come with me anyway. I rode back, brought her bicycle to the hall and left with her to the office. It was difficult riding into the wind but the trip is short. When we arrived, I understood why she had to come along: we had to have blood drawn for some reason. We completed the necessary forms and returned home in time for the appointment with the potential driver. She, her sister and father came and test drove the vehicle. She said she really liked it but was thinking of finding a car for around 5.5K. I don’t know why people do that. I advertised my price of 6750 very clearly. Who would think that a private owner would cut the price by more that 20% of the asking price? If I were in the market for a car, I wouldn’t even bother looking at a car advertised for 20% more than I could afford. She said she would talk with a banker to see what she could borrow. The car is priced in line with the Kelly Blue Book price so she should be able to get a loan if she really wants to. I did tell her we would take 6450 as a bottom dollar price. We came in and began our clear liquid day. Evelyn had some white grape juice, apple, and pineapple juice. She also made both chicken and beef bullion for our entree. These were not leftovers. We drank much of the afternoon. She read and I tried to work out a worship service centered around the congregation singing carols. I think I have enough and will have to have some copied at the Trail’s End park office is they will let me. I got a call from another man declaring himself very interested in the car. He said he would call back in an hour but failed to call all day. At 6:00 PM we began the drinking of a gallon of politely, a liquid to facilitate the clearing of the colon prior to the big C tomorrow. It worked well and we both became dehydrated and empty. The doctor provides a service that will take us to the hospital at 6:00 AM tomorrow and return us here when we finish. I wanted Evelyn to make some sandwiches to eat on the way home, but it was hard for her to work during our ____a-thon. I guess we will survive until we return home. We will pray that there are no polyps or cancerous areas discovered. We also pray we are not the “one in fifty ’ that suffer a puncture in the colon, requiring surgical repair. We went to bed as soon as we thought we dared to.