Over the last week of Sam’s almost two weeks in the hospital, he was getting rather antsy about going home. I was working to prepare him to not be too disappointed if the discharge process didn’t happen all that smoothly and to have some patience. Well was I a little wrong (in a good way) on that front! He texted at 10am on Friday that they were expecting to bust him out at 11am. Val and I promptly drove down to the hospital to find him all unhooked from his PICC line and IV, organizing things only the way he can. The nurse came in, went through the discharge instructions, gave a hug and we walked right out. After all things “hospital” we have been through since he was admitted on November 3rd, that was by far one of the most welcomed of them!
He is now trying to get some rest while alternately getting out for some exercise and movement when he feels good. The Oncologist let us know this coming week is the one where he will feel the most icky and then the following week he should start to feel better before starting the next round of chemo on Monday, December 1st. He and Grace will start to figure out the new rhythms of life where patience and encouragement will be in extra need. Determining how both their work lives fits into this new pace will be important. He is planning on trying to work some each day and I have been teasing him that we will need to triple check his static load calculations for a while!
Right now as they figure out this new, temporary normal here are a few prayer requests:
- The chemo has the desired effect to kill those nasty cancer cells while also taking as little toll as possible on him.
- Finding physical and mental rest while figuring out what their new “normal” looks like for the foreseeable future.
- That they continue to live solidly in the present, continuing to lean on their Heavenly Father.
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