Saturday, October 24, 2009
OMG!
This post could not wait. Bill turned down a glass of red wine last night...one more time...Bill turned down a glass of red wine last night. He said it tasted like some moonshine! Guess his taste buds still aren't up to par yet from the radiation. Until then, more wine for me!
Friday, October 23, 2009
and this ain't even some little boy in a helium balloon hoax...
Wild Bill is really coming home today!
Here's a little break down of the past few months:
August 10th: admitted to the hospital for leg infection. Stayed there for 10 days.
August 20th-ish: went to rehab center for physical/occupational therapy....was supposed to have speech therapy as well but the VA couldn't seem to get there S together to get that rolling. Started radiation around this same time.
September 14: Radiation ended. Starts getting energy back to get serious with the physical therapy.
October 23: Comes home from rehab center! (Exactly a year from when we found out he had the tumor...yes it has been a YEAR!)
So in total Bill has been not living at home for 76 days! Pretty crazy! Bill has his up and down days but now that he is coming home I think things will start to improve faster. Going into this surgery we all just hoped he was going to get through it and didn't really think of the actual recovery process...According to the surgeons Bill was supposed to be back to work for 6 months now and enjoyed a nice 7 day mexico cruise in April.....don't think they knew what they were actually getting into...literally.
It is crazy how fast a year can go by when something like this happens. We are so grateful to have come this far. Hearing and seeing people's stories that we have met along the way has definitely made us all grateful and thankful that Bill is on the road to recovery. His eye is even opening up slightly! Doctors say that radiation can help out those nerves and possibly get the eye open eventually. However, we will not be scheduling any eye surgery for awhile. I think we all need a break from hospitals for now!
October 30th: Bill goes to get his final MRI to see what this tumor looks like. We will keep you posted on the results.
Just one final note of gratitude to all of those friends and family who have constantly been keeping all of us in your thoughts and prayers and continually checking in to see how Wild Bill is holding up. We couldn't be more thankful!
(A little fun fact: Adams birthday was March 15th which was the day my dad took a big spill and cut his face and hurt his leg. My moms birthday was March 22nd and we spent that at the VA hospital in SF preparing for my dads 2nd "in and out" surgery. My birthday was August 12th and we spent that at the VA hospital in Sac with my dad's leg infection...but at least we got to have a big celebration for my dad's birthday in June. Bill knows how to plan things right :) )
Who's ready for a vacation?!!
ps. i have some pics to share but i am at work and don't want to get fired (tough economy) so i will post them asap.
Here's a little break down of the past few months:
August 10th: admitted to the hospital for leg infection. Stayed there for 10 days.
August 20th-ish: went to rehab center for physical/occupational therapy....was supposed to have speech therapy as well but the VA couldn't seem to get there S together to get that rolling. Started radiation around this same time.
September 14: Radiation ended. Starts getting energy back to get serious with the physical therapy.
October 23: Comes home from rehab center! (Exactly a year from when we found out he had the tumor...yes it has been a YEAR!)
So in total Bill has been not living at home for 76 days! Pretty crazy! Bill has his up and down days but now that he is coming home I think things will start to improve faster. Going into this surgery we all just hoped he was going to get through it and didn't really think of the actual recovery process...According to the surgeons Bill was supposed to be back to work for 6 months now and enjoyed a nice 7 day mexico cruise in April.....don't think they knew what they were actually getting into...literally.
It is crazy how fast a year can go by when something like this happens. We are so grateful to have come this far. Hearing and seeing people's stories that we have met along the way has definitely made us all grateful and thankful that Bill is on the road to recovery. His eye is even opening up slightly! Doctors say that radiation can help out those nerves and possibly get the eye open eventually. However, we will not be scheduling any eye surgery for awhile. I think we all need a break from hospitals for now!
October 30th: Bill goes to get his final MRI to see what this tumor looks like. We will keep you posted on the results.
Just one final note of gratitude to all of those friends and family who have constantly been keeping all of us in your thoughts and prayers and continually checking in to see how Wild Bill is holding up. We couldn't be more thankful!
(A little fun fact: Adams birthday was March 15th which was the day my dad took a big spill and cut his face and hurt his leg. My moms birthday was March 22nd and we spent that at the VA hospital in SF preparing for my dads 2nd "in and out" surgery. My birthday was August 12th and we spent that at the VA hospital in Sac with my dad's leg infection...but at least we got to have a big celebration for my dad's birthday in June. Bill knows how to plan things right :) )
Who's ready for a vacation?!!
ps. i have some pics to share but i am at work and don't want to get fired (tough economy) so i will post them asap.
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