To my sister Leigh who gave me an early introduction to appendicitis And special thanks to the Wolofsky family good friends and appendicitis experts Thanks for all your help L B F For my family for all of their love and support while I was in the hospital For my mom for all of her sleepless nights For my husband Josh for fighting to be heard For Elliot whose mommy was far away in the hospital And for Juliette my sweet baby girl J K
CONTENTS A Word from Mallory 6 Tea for Two 8 Planning Time 20 The Countdown 33 An Apple a Day 49 A Change of Plans 65 Operation A 76 A Lemon of a Visit 89
Tea for One 106 An Impatient Patient 113 A Surprise Celebration 122 Tea for Four 141 Resolutions 152 A Special Scrapbook 164 Mallory’s Inbox 170 An Email from Mallory 174
