We have a Date

We finally have a date for the SEEG - it will be July 20th.  We had hoped this would happen in May, mainly because Julia did some mental math and figured her hair would be growing out by the time school started again.  Now, it is more probable that she will miss the first few days or weeks of school, and likely be quite bald still.  This realization resulted in another round of tears, so it looks like I will be going on a wig hunting expedition with her in the near future.  As it turns out, apparently the surgeon has been traveling around the US, getting more familiar with the procedure, etc.  So hopefully he will be ready to go when we get there.
In the category of "when it rains, it pours" this summer has not unfolded the way we anticipated.  I can't remember the exact order of everything but in mid-May Libby went down to her parents to help them with some doctor's appointments.  Her mom suddenly got very sick with what turned out to be pneumonia.  She checked into the hospital, and that night all of her vital signs tanked.  It was discovered that on top of the emphysema they already knew she had, she also had congestive heart failure.  She has been in ICU and then the rehab center ever since.  Libby has just stayed down there and I have been playing Mr. Mom.  Libby's dad has a reoccurrence of bladder cancer and will start chemo treatment this coming week.  Laura had a sudden, fairly severe allergic reaction to something last week, and while we think we have limited it down to two things, we are not certain yet.  She is taking handfuls of steroids, antihistamines, benadryl, etc.  Virginia has been dancing ballet all summer (this isn't a bad thing, just one more thing).  Kate is getting ready to leave Sunday morning for a week long Missions Trip in London.  Our grandson had a condition in which his body attacked his own platelets, so he had to spend the night in the hospital to get that straightened out.  And Mary Beth and Sam and kids are moving to Birmingham on the 18th of July.  Other than that, all is mostly quiet.  It is Libby's hope and prayer that her mother can make enough progress to go back home, in time for her to go up to Birmingham with Julia.  Or to put it more accurately, Libby is going up to Birmingham with Julia, and we are praying that Libby's mom has made good progress by that time.  Julia is getting very nervous about all of this, and has been having more seizures than normal, so please continue to pray for her.