Just as we were trying to distract Ella from the fact that she had not eaten since last night, the phone rang. Dr. Patel, where are you? Surgery was set for 1:30 so we were thinking there is plenty of time(at 10:30). Turns out they changed the schedule without telling us… We jumped into the car and raced to the hospital . Not the way we had planned. Ella was in a great mood. Ignorance is bliss. Preparations were done quickly and she was taken in. We are waiting. It’s been two hours.