Tina's surgery is at noon on Monday at Rush-Presbyterian in Chicago. Please say a prayer for her.

I spent Friday night with Tina, her sister Angie and my sister Linda. I met Tina's boyfriend Dave too and he's a sweetheart of a gem.

We laughed until our sides hurt (as we usually do when we get together). And we listened to Tina's concerns and the events of the past several weeks.

She had her first good night's sleep since the diagnosis she said. It was so good to see her and all of them. We don't get together enough but that's going to change. Life is too short.