Good-bye Hospital

So, this morning was a good morning - a bright new day.  Terry had a pretty good night, though it was a hospital night which means you don't get much sleep, but he felt pretty good for what he had just been through.  He had to sleep at a 45 degree angle to help prevent the bleeding from going back into his throat, allowing it to run out the nose instead.  Most of the bleeding began when he would get up for bathroom breaks and for the walks we would take around the halls.  We were pleased that everything was going well and they were able to discharge him.  We picked up meds and came back to our room at SCCA House.  It was an interesting feeling when we walked in and had an "almost like home" feeling.

OH!  I forgot to share something yesterday.  We took our first Seattle taxi ride.  The clinic gives us taxi vouchers since we cannot ride the shuttle to the UWMC, so we took a taxi over yesterday morning and then back again today. We are grateful for the kind drivers we got, but do not have a desire to use a taxi too often. 

I started two loads of laundry and prepared lunch.  After lunch I got a few things out of the car (we haven't unloaded everything yet), and finished the laundry.  We then walked to the clinic for blood draw to check to see if Terry's platelets count is over 50.  They are 59 today, so no infusion necessary.  We will have a blood draw daily to check his counts so we can infuse if necessary to keep them up so he doesn't bleed too much. 

We are now resting and anxiously awaiting a free dinner offered in the kitchen by another kind group of people, probably a business performing this awesome service.  Tacos!  We are kinda tired today, so it will be nice not to have to worry about making food and cleaning up tonight, and we don't have much in the fridge right now anyway.  We really need to do some grocery shopping soon - maybe tomorrow.  These free meals prepared for the patients and their families here are a great service that we do really appreciate.  We'll have to plate up and bring our food to our room since Terry is still in isolation, but that is no problem.  Maybe we'll watch some TV while we eat - it will even be easier than TV dinners, and surely better tasting too.


It's been a beautiful sunshiny day here - how 'bout your day?
Hope you're having a good one.

PS -  I've been wanting to add more photos to my posts, so today I will share a picture of the chair / bed I used in the hospital last night.  I was very grateful to have it even if it was too hard.  I guess that is one time I am happy to need to get up several times during the night.  My hips and back will get over it in a day or two.

 

Pull it out and fold it down, add a pillow and a couple blankets (and even a sheet) and it becomes a bed.