My cousin Patty needs your positive thoughts now

[shalanna]

My cousin Patty is going in around now for abdominal surgery to repair a hernia that became an emergency and to have a couple of other things checked out. Her mother (my aunt) isn't well enough to be there with her, and my mom wasn't up to traveling the 60 miles north to sit there, so we're sending up some prayers and sending out positive thoughts. If you are so inclined, would you also put in a good word for Patty to come through with shining colors and not to have as much pain as they predict (sigh)? Thanks, world. You're a champ.