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Dear Nicky,

Tomorrow we leave early for the city, a big day of test after test after test I'm afraid. Your surgery is on Wednesday. This date has come far too soon and too fast for me. I'll be honest with you, Nick: I'm scared to death. The past few days, you've seemed especially healthy and vibrant, and the idea of turning my beautiful baby boy over for surgery is driving me mad. I literally cannot think straight. I'm tired and afraid all the time, my boy, even though I shouldn't be because the doctors are great and the hospital is great and afterwards you're going to come back to us even better than before. Plus, you'll have a really cool scar that chicks will dig. Oh my boy...

Love,
Dad