bendamron's Cancer Blog

February 3, 2008

back home

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angel was discharged yesterday at 3, and we were all anxious to get our butts home. angel was feeling more confident about her health and thoughts of returning home was mostly positive, but the usual apprehension of not having the round the clock help was present.
i ran to costco pharmacy to pick up another three days of fondaparinux, and a couple of new meds to stimulate appetite and steroids to help her lung capacity.

i was stoked to head home for so many reasons; angel is happier being home (she told me just how much she liked being home a couple times already!), a cleansed house by renae, homemade italian food from gloria and a visit from my grandma, brother and his wife. feeling normal again is what we all need for a bit of time. i hope now that her platelet drop is on dr oteros radar, he’ll be able to manage this better, and one less surprise for all after her next round of treatment.

my grandma’s visit was amazing, and a long, deep smothering hug was all they needed from each other. the visit was short, and angel’s energy quickly dissipated and headed to bed.

this morning angel woke up with an appetite, and an hour or so later she was eating a bowl of gloria’s pasta, this was at 9:00 am! it’s all about what she can get down, and to enjoy. her appetite made me really happy and called some friends to share the good news. she looked good overall too. i know i have to keep this in perspective, because it’s really easy to go overboard with the smallest of good things. one step in front of the other.

this morning, i met my visiting family for breakfast and caught up some more. i’m still amazed that my 94 year old grandma came out again. she feels so sad about the whole situation and needed to see and hug angel. she is incredible!

i think i’ll head over to pete and deneen’s to unwind and watch the patriots beat down the giants ;)

Posted on February 3, 2008 at 6:25:00 PM by angel & ben ( back home, 0 comments)