Shawn is currently undergoing a routine procedure. She's at United right now getting an endoscopic ultrasound, which is one of the ways that doctors test for pancreatic cancer. Shawn is only getting this screening because she's a carrier of the breast cancer gene, BRC-1. BRC-1 is why she had a mastectomy decades ago, and now they have uncovered a link between people who have BRC-1 and pancreatic cancer. 

So, she's not really... hurt or ill? But this procedure is taking half a day. The internet says that the actual endoscopic ultrasound takes 30 minutes, but they had her arriving at the hospital at 8 am and didn't even expect to be starting the procedure until 10 am. But, that means she's either just finishing up now (at 10:46 am) or is still in the middle of it.

If you could spare a few thoughts (or white light or prayers or whatever) in her direction, I would appreciate it all the same. These things might be routine for the doctors, but they're always a bit scary for the rest of us.

Oh, well, nevermind, They just called and she's out. I'm going to head over there now and pick her up. Whoot!