Today is the third day after surgery. Sue is still sleeping. She spent one day in the hospital and was released on Christmas day. All is well considering the kind of surgery she had. She is walking a few times a day and seems to be feeling well most of the time as long as we make sure she stays on top with her pain medicine. It is hard for her to deal with the fact, that there are many little things she can’t do and has to ask for help. For example, she cannot raise her arms above her head – even if she wanted to. At this time it makes even drinking a little difficult, putting a jacket on is not possible without help.
We learned that is often the little things in live which make a huge difference. Trying to sleep on a regular bed is impossible. We did not realize this until we were back in the hotel. The hospital beds are so versatile and can be adjusted, but not the bed in the hotel. However, we have been very luck that the hotel room had a Lazy Boy reclining chair (I think Sue has a special Guardian Angel assigned to her – and she deserves it). Without that chair we would have been in trouble. Sue sleeps in it and it serves her very well.
Right now it is early morning and I will try to wake up everybody very soon. Today I am trying to take Sue out. It may need the help of a wheel chair, but I think it is good to keep her moving. Let’s see what we can do. It needs to be an inside activity since the temperature have fallen to 1° F or below at night and during the day we barely reach 17° F.
It is great to have the whole family here. We love to stay together even so we are mostly confined to the hotel. The boys have been very helpful all the way and the girls are doing very well too. Even Rex has been with us all the time. He is a great therapy dog. He is very careful around Sue and enjoys being around us at all times. This was a different Christmas compared to all the other years but I truly believe we had the best Christmas gift ever.
Bert
The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27
Bert,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the update. I have no doubt that Sue is in great hands with you and your family as her current care givers! I am sure it is hard on Sue to need/accept help. But I think that is one area that she has grown in through out this whole ordeal. God works through the acts of others. If we don't accept those acts, we are missing a part of who God is. Praying that Sue continues to heal from this surgery and that her strength continues to increase. Continuing to praise God for being cancer free! Wishing you very best in 2013. :-)