Day 26
It’s great to have John home. We were able to leave the hospital about 1:30 after all the lessons on flushing his PICC line (the IV tube from his arm to his heart) and going through the four sets of antibiotics he has to take. He had to have some platelets before he left the hospital, but they said he has begun to create his own again. They also said that the next round of chemo should not seem as bad because his body isn’t suffering from the effects of the leukemia as badly.
I took John by Target on the way home to buy him some pants that fit and a new knit hat. He has about 0 percent body fat and not hair. He insisted on going by Oxford books for several new comics that had come out from his favorite graphic artists. He rested some and then spent time organizing his things in his new room. It is great to have him here and it has to be even better for him to be out of the hospital and in a space that belongs to him. I really appreciate all the thoughts and help he’s received from everyone. It still puzzles him though how so many have reached out to him.
I think John is going to take it easy for most of today, though he is supposed to walk some if it is warm enough. Two of his friends plan to come by in the afternoon to watch a movie with him for a time. I plan to work for most of the day, since Debbie’s office is so close, but I have to call to remind him to take his pills on time and such. It’s funny how I had worked to help him graduate and get out on his own and how great it is now just to have him around.
I took John by Target on the way home to buy him some pants that fit and a new knit hat. He has about 0 percent body fat and not hair. He insisted on going by Oxford books for several new comics that had come out from his favorite graphic artists. He rested some and then spent time organizing his things in his new room. It is great to have him here and it has to be even better for him to be out of the hospital and in a space that belongs to him. I really appreciate all the thoughts and help he’s received from everyone. It still puzzles him though how so many have reached out to him.
I think John is going to take it easy for most of today, though he is supposed to walk some if it is warm enough. Two of his friends plan to come by in the afternoon to watch a movie with him for a time. I plan to work for most of the day, since Debbie’s office is so close, but I have to call to remind him to take his pills on time and such. It’s funny how I had worked to help him graduate and get out on his own and how great it is now just to have him around.
