HomeSweetHome

Praise the Lord! I am home in my own wonderful bed and just relaxing under God's sheltering wing. The power of prayer is an awesome thing folks. I have experienced it mightily over the past 4 days. Both doctors said my surgeries went very well. Recovery was horrible on Tuesday. I was so nauseated and uncomfortable and out of it and just all around miserable. Thanks to all your prayers and generous doses of drugs, God brought me through it. By Wednesday I was feeling pretty well. Thursday I has a little more nausea and pain, but I had a shower and that perked me up. So I was pleased that the doctors released me, the paperwork got done quickly, and I was home in my own bed by noon. Yippee!!!!

I can't tell you how much it meant to me to know you were all praying for me and my family. I was so pleased to get all your comments on my blog; I couldn't wait to get to the lobby and plug in my computer. Thank you for the cards you sent int he mail and all the many well wishes. The food has been rolling in and we certainly apprecaite that, too. The kids did very well with Nana at the helm. Allison made me all kinds of cards and a welcome home banner for the mantle. Zoey says I smell like the hospital and after the initial welcome home has stayed away. Anders is very interested in mommy's boo-boos and is ready to "heed books!"

It's very strange to look down at my chest and see nothing there. I can't believe how little pain I have there. I thought my arms would be so sore and possibly immobile, but really I have no complaints about the incisions or the pain from the mastectomies. I have the dissolvable stitches and not even any bandages. I have two drains still in my chest to keep it clear and the knight/Dr. Pete is taking care of those for me. The hysterctomy incision and stomach area are pretty painful, but only when I first get up to walk around. They removed the staples before I left and I only have steri-strips there. I imagined myself all stitched up and bandaged up and terribly sore and miserable and I'm not like that at all. I am just amazed at how God has worked all this out for me.

Dad stayed in the Mayo Clinic overnight one night this week and they drained a whole bunch of fluid from his lungs. He is still very weak and there is something going on with his left lung. He is unable to breathe deeply and speaks quietly. I am very worried about him. Hopefully he will get the results from the fluid on Monday and they will tell him what is going on and get him on the road to recovery. He is such a good man who loves the Lord and has always made providing for us an utmost priority. I wish I could do more for him. Thank you for you concern and prayer for him.

there is so much I want to write, but I feel kind of dizzy headed so I will go . thanks again for everything and please know that God is control and there is something in all of this for you too.