Focus on what could go right

As most of you know, Madison is having surgery Monday morning. This has been planned for about a month, and it has been torture waiting for it to get here. This week especially has been rough. It doesn't help that I have been watching Grey's Anatomy reruns & bawling my eyes out at something almost every episode.

This week there was an episode that came on that pretty much made me lose it. A girl went in for a routine surgery, and never woke up. Add one more thing to my worry list for Monday... I cried for about an hour & a half, and then just went in Madison's room and watched her sleep like a crazy person haha.

While I was crying my eyes out, a few things kept running through my head...
-What if her vocal chords close up again during this surgery & she has trouble breathing again?
-What if they can't do a breathing tube if it's needed & have to do a tracheostomy?
-What if she comes out of surgery fine, but then they find something in her brain MRI when we get the results back?
-What if when they do the bronchoscopy (airway evaluation), they find something in her lungs? (she has had spots show up in several chest x-rays)

I saw something that made me stop & think tonight...

"Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and focus on what could go right."

Slap in the face...

What if the surgery goes fine & she does great in recovery?

I've been focusing so much on what could go wrong & negative outcomes instead of praying & hoping for a good outcome. Instead of hoping for the best, I've been expecting the worst. As you are praying for Madison's surgery, I would also ask that you pray that Jake & I have the right attitude about this situation. We need to stay positive & focus on the things that go right instead of what could go wrong.