Home Again, Home Again!

Tonight's photo shows Woody "patiently" waiting for transport at Vanderbilt to take him downstairs and get him into Melany's vehicle and get on our homeward way! It was good to pull into the driveway! Woody is so much stronger than he was when he came home from rehab. Transferring wheelchair to car and car to wheelchair and wheelchair to recliner went quite smoothly. Finally getting a handle on his internal bleeding has made a world of difference in his strength. For the first time in months he used the walker to get into the bathroom. So "things" are looking up! He has already transferred himself from his recliner to his couch/bed. I'm hoping that he sleeps well tonight...no nurses coming in and out of the room at all hours of the night. Melany and I went to our pharmacy after we got Woody settled and we had some lunch. We picked up the only prescription that was new...something to protect his stomach and help the ulcer heal. We probably had the fewest instructions upon leaving the hospital that we ever had. Guess it makes a difference whether one has had surgery of not! Woody "only" had procedures this time...life saving procedures...but nothing major to do following those procedures. He has to take a tiny little pill to help protect and heal his stomach. He has been switched back to his long-term antibiotic that he has been taking for years and will take for the rest of his life. His dialysis is set up in center for a few weeks at least. Home health will probably be back on board next week. Life is getting back to "normal" whatever "normal" is! Melany headed home after we went to the pharmacy. Shortly after she left, Kathy and Isaac and Joseph stopped for a visit. While they were here, we made plans for Christmas! Tomorrow! After all, it is the 25th tomorrow. So tomorrow morning prior to Woody going to dialysis, we will attempt to finally have our Dorrell/Dorrell Christmas. Jo brought us a yummy supper tonight. And, Woody ate! His appetite is definitely picking back up. It's time for his nightly medicine and he is pretty sleepy. I will go attempt to get the three pills down him so I won't have to disturb him again...here it goes...a "nurse" making him wake up to take meds! We're both looking forward to a good night's sleep. It's good to be home! There's no place like home. Here's how much Woody has been away from home since December 9th = 23 Days in December...part at Vandy and part at rehab; 30;days in rehab in January; and 10 days in three Vanderbilt hospitals this week and last. A total of 63 days away from home for Woody in December, January, and February...Here's to hoping that he will be home for a good long time! To be continued (hooefully at home)! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!