Well, as God would have it, we’re back in 5D, and even in the same, beautiful room 10! We are both very, very happy. It took a long while to get here-first the wait for the discharges, and then, seconds after we were told that our room was ready, someone coded on the floor in the next room. I was in our new room getting set up, and came over to find chaos in 5C. We prayed for the patient and the family, and were very relieved to hear they had made it. It is so scary to hear that “code” word, and even scarier to practically witness it.
Kevin is getting all set up with his monitors and IV’s, and then will hopefully enjoy some warm green tea, some Ativan, and sleep!! I hope to do the same (minus te Ativan) in a little while.
My sister and her husband are visiting us tomorrow, and hopefully the guys can score a new tv here to hook back up the Xbox and enjoy some GUY TIME. Joni and I are looking forward to heading to White Marsh Mall to do a little retail therapy.
An update on the other angiosarcoma patient family that I met here-her name is Doris, and I believe his name is Ronnie. It turns out, they decided not to discharge him! We are praying that means good things, in that there may be hope for his case, and some comfort. But I do want to lift up Ronnie not only in prayer for healing, but our sympathy. His son, just 18, took his own life last week which was very difficult to hear. Doris says she wasn’t sure if it was because he knew he was going to lose his father, or what, but our prayers certainly have increased for them.
Thanks for all the love you all have left-I LOVE hearing all your comments. I’m glad you find this blog to be so encouraging and a great read. It’s very “zen” for me to write and put my thoughts after. I have always loved writing, and I want to give a BIG shoutout to Mrs. J who truly helped shape my writing and my commitment to it. Kevin asked me to write a story about our journey, especially this, so it has begun. I’m just on page 10, so we’ll see where it takes me. I’m not sure if I’ll write a book just on everything, or if I’ll incorporate the blog in it as well. That’s to be decided.
Have a wonderful sleep, and a safe, celebratory Labor Day weekend!
That’s what all teachers LOVE to hear…that something they taught was actually useful later on! I like Kevin’s idea, and if you haven’t read “90 Minutes in Heaven” yet, it might give you some ideas on organization. I have four small notebooks filled with notes from Dick’s three weeks in Duluth, and I’m not sure I’ll want to read them again…or if he ever will…but at the time I had to record everything just to keep things straight in my own mind. Keeping the journals and writing email updates helped keep me ‘grounded’ during that time. Your blog is the first thing I check whenever I get a chance to get to a computer! And I did vote for your blog!
Hugs,
Mrs. J 🙂