There's No Place Like Home

It's good to be home! After a week in the hospital, I am really happy to be here with my family. I think the only thing I will miss about the hospital is the nifty bed. It's not too comfortable as far as beds go, but it is way easier for sitting up and laying down. All you have to do is push a button. Moving around is much harder in my own bed. Moving around in general is hard and I was surprised how tiring it was just riding home from the hospital.

My task for the next few days is to rest and eat. I am a little more jaundiced from being off the IV fluids. I am trying to keep drinking and eating - I need lots of protein. The problem is that food just doesn't taste good to me. I have to force myself to eat. Logan made me some scrambled eggs tonight and I had a half piece of toast and little bits of potato, yogurt, fruit and a nutritional shake.

My biliruben count hasn't come down. The oncologists here don't want to start me on treatment for cancer with my count so high. We have an appointment with a specialist in San Francisco on June 4 to get a second opinion. He may have some surgical options to try. Until then, I'm just resting at home.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. To the West End teachers, thank you for your thoughtfulness for my family and me. We appreciate the nice basket of goodies and your kind thoughts.