he is home!

second night on the couch with a roaring fire. obviously watching him.

cory and i waiting at the pharmacy for his two pages of meds.












at around 10:30 after doing so many loads of laundry i thought my limbs were going to fall off, i got a call from cory, and no matter how much pain he had endured this past few weeks he always try's to keep it light for me. i answer and he says, "guess what? daddy's coming home", first he knows i hate the word daddy and secondly i appreciated the humor but was so emotional to know that this part was over. no more long nights up every four hours to check his vitals or just sittin around waiting for an answer as to why his blood pressure was so high. with that also comes a sense of anxiety - there isn't anyone to check if he's ok. he slept through the night and erin, corys mom slept one more night on the couch.

what does the new catheter look like? the new catheter is just down a few inches from where the last one was, still looking the same and he is incredibly sore from the surgery. he is setting up appointments today for his dialysis here and also hawaii, those should be some interesting blogs from the hospital in hawaii....he can't get it wet and it definitely is covered by his shirt - he still has a bandage where the other one was.

i watched him fall asleep last night and probably will continue to do that until i feel more secure about his condition. i completely understand where my sister was coming from when my second nephew Killion, was fighting for his life when he was born, i always use to laugh because she would want him to sleep with her instead of in his own bed because she could check his breath patterns, i now find myself doing the same thing to a grown man.

i took cory to work this morning at 5 am and he was quickly sent home by 8:30 due to his lack of meds (that I was getting at the pharmacy) and his high blood pressure. he is luckily on restriction at work but is still getting paid for his time there. we have ran some errands around town and will plan to relax around the house and get all of his appointments and medications schedules down. i bought him a home calendar that's on the wall and a personal planner to take along with him so that he is always where he needs to be and i can stay updated with the one at home.

the key for us is just going to be communication, consistency, and patience. this is an entirely new world for everyone involved and if you are not communicating what's going on, being consistent with your meds, diet, and exercise and being patient and loving one another then it's going to be a long road.