JENNY: Hello?
DOCTOR C: Hello, is this Jenny?
JENNY: Yes. It's Jenny.
DOCTOR C: Hello, Jenny. It's Dr. C from UCI. I'm calling to tell you your husband is out of surgery. The surgery went very well. He is in the ICU and likely he will be here for 3-5 days as he recovers.
JENNY: Thank you, Doctor. I'm so relieved and grateful.
11PM-ish, April 13, 2022
GERARDO: If I don't make it, tell everyone I love them, especially the kids. And I love you. At this moment the only thing that matters is all our good memories with the kids.
JENNY: I love you. And you're going to make it. You've made it through worse. You go in there with your Tijuana strength and you show them how resilient you are. The best doctors are here. The best ones have convened to do this for you. You will come out of it and we will get you strong and we will celebrate our 30th anniversary in June.
9PM-ish, April 13, 2022
NURSE O: I have liquid morphine for him. That should help with the pain.
JENNY: Thank you, Nurse O.
DOCTOR C: It's a strangulated hernia. He needs immediate surgery. It's a risky procedure and there is a 30% chance he won't make it. But if we don't operate, there is a 100% chance that he won't make it. We need to do this tonight.
5PM-ish, April 13, 2022
JENNY: I think I have everything packed. Ready?
GERARDO: Ready.
JENNY: How's the pain?
GERARDO: Extreme.
JENNY: Let's go.
Sending loving thoughts, my heart to your family.
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