No longer the day before Sharon goes home!

It's 1:30PM and sheeee's HHHooooommmmeeee! I went up to the hospital early this morning to be there for rounds, and Dr Emerson indeed did verify this was the magic day! We hung around all morning with a few details getting done, Sharon got her last hospital-assisted shower, I loaded a month's accumulation so' Stuff in the van and we were shown the door! One of the last things that had to be done was Sharon was taken down to xray for a couple of "portraits" to give Dr Emerson one last look at how things are progressing.

We rediscovered that you can not leave the hospital by yourself! You have to be accompanied to the door! I suppose that's where the term "show you the door" comes from! They probably don't want you hiding in the closet to get another night in on them! Yeah! Right! We were escorted to the door and then I took over and drove her out to Geovanii! I had gotten in early enough to be able to park in the "front lot" so I could be closer than from "out back" where I normally had to park. I had already brought everything out so we just loaded her, Boneless Chuck, and the wheelchair and we were out of there! I had planned taking her by "some place" and getting her a special welcome home lunch, but she ordered lunch at some point, so we split a lunch of hospital wrap! Bulli was waiting and just couldn't believe his mom was actually getting in the van and going with us! He really sniffed up her brace really well to make sure it was part of her!

We got back to the apartment and she crashed for a while. First the chair and then the bed for a bit of a snoozie! I cooked a bit of dinner and she finally woke up and we ate. Shortly after that the medical courier brought the infusion supplies for the week. I check them over and saw what we had new to add to the mix and found a few interesting things! We have another drug to add to the infusion schedule to insure the eradication of the staph bug and that will continue until sometime in November. The fungus bug drug is continuing until Dec 11. We will be glad that we can see the end of the picline that is stuck in her arm. Presently, the replacement is scheduled for early March '09! WhoooHoooo! There's a lot of water to pass over before that happens! That date is good only if all the rates continue to reach their optimum levels and stay there. And if the planets are properly aligned and the wooly worm coats are not to heavy! OK, maybe those last two are not included but it sure has seemed like it lately!

Celine, our home health care nurse came by for the initial visit and helped me understand the new drugs application. It mixes a little differently than the other one. We're going to slowly move them back up the clock away from the midnight application they were doing in the "big house!" I just told Sharon that this is going to add a whole new image to camping on the way home. Picture this: A roaring campfire, long sticks with marshmellows, a bit of chocolate, honey grahams, and you sitting there with your infusion going on as you sit there! Ummm! S'mores and infusion at the same time!! She didn't see the humor in that for some reason! I guess the last few days did something to her sense of humor! [:D] OK, so that's pushing the envelope a little!

Both of our attitudes seem to have improved when we left the parking lot today! She even claimed to feel human again after feeling like a bed fixture for so long! At least, as a minimum, we can get her out in Geovanii for a change of scenery every so often. Might even pass her a easy drive-up cache or two so she can sign'em!

We have nothing but kudos for the hospital staff that worked the 8th floor! They are professionals who know their work backwards and forwards and at the same time, do it with compassion and loving care. I suppose it was because we were up there for so long, but some of them had almost become family! We appreciate what they did for Sharon and will indeed miss that personal touch! Thank you, 8th floor family!

At the top of this note, I mentioned that it was 1:30 PM. This has been written in fits and starts around all else that has been happening here at the funny farm! It is now 8:32 and I'm finally going to say,

Cheers!

Joe

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