Mom seems to be doing well.
I got in trouble for stealing her blow dryer...but to be fair, I had to! I left mine at the hospital when I took it up there for her last week. I now have mine back, but kinda forgot to return hers...whoops!
When I am getting fussed at for stealing her blow dryer, I know she is feeling better. :-)
The oncologist told Mom that he wants to see her in his office in a couple of weeks. So I'm guessing this maybe changes our prognosis back to the 3-6 months we were given about 2 weeks ago? I'm certainly not arguing the extra time we are getting!
Zoe was SOOO happy to have Mom home. Pete helped to move her back home. He said the dog was excited, but as soon as they got Mom in the house, she just curled up and went to sleep. I think we all expected to see Miss Pup just go ballistic. Dogs are pretty smart, though, and I think she can tell that something isn't right. After all, Mom is laying/reclining in a hospital bed in the middle of the living room. Not the normal status quo for their house.
I decided to go back to work. There isn't really much for me to do at their house. Pete and I (but mostly Pete) have been working on cleaning our house today. Since he doesn't have a job right now, it's kinda important that I work enough to keep some money coming in. Bills don't stop just because your mom is sick. My office has been really good to me. They let me come back Tuesday, and just do a half-day. My plan was to do half-days this week, but one of the other doctors' daughter got sick, and since Mom is doing well, I volunteered to go on and just work my normal days. It's really been nice. They've kept me busy, but not swamped. I only felt just a little overwhelmed the first day. So I've really only missed one and a half days more than we originally planned, since I was already scheduled to be off the whole week of Disney.
I guess for now, we are just adjusting to our new version of normal.
Oh, I am also supposed to tell everyone that Mom wants visitors. Now that she is settled in at home, she wants people to continue to come by. For those who don't know where they live, send me an email (nbranca@charter.net) and I will let you know.
Continue to pray for us, as we begin to adjust our lives to this pattern.
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I am so pleased to hear the happy, optimistic Nic making an appearance once again. Keep us updated! Big hugs all around.
ReplyDeleteIf you're wondering why your counter is registering 15 million...it's because I check this about twenty hundred times a day to see how you guys are all doing.
ReplyDeleteWe're praying for your heart.
You're amazing.
I'm ON the tart. Give me a few days and I'll have an answer for you...do you want me to work out the glaze for the fruit, too? If you even sort of like strawberry cupcakes or muffins, email me and I'll send you this recipe. It's unfreakingbelievable.
Nicole,
ReplyDeleteI brought Mother(Justine Bainter) back from Austin today. She is a dear friend of your Grandmother and Papa's too. Tell your mom and dad that I will bring her out to see them very soon.
Connie Swint