There are so many reasons why this is awful - it's an offense to one's sense of self that a piece of the body has to be removed at all. Of course she's nervous and unhappy about it. But after the surgery the healing process will kick in. You, my friend, know personally how awful the alternative is if it isn't caught in time, but you know that you are in time this time.

Just help her keep it together for a few hours more, and then the healing can begin. Again, my best to both of you.

Maggie