Home Sweet Home?? December 1st.

Jan is back home again!!! After 42 days in the hospital, Jan finally got the news that her white count was high enough to be discharged. We got home around 6:00 P.M. on Thursday. We had been thinking about this day for the past six weeks. No more I.V.’s, or vital signs every two hours, or unpleasant tests, etc. etc. We were returning to the comforts of our home. However, our first day back was not pleasant for Jan. She was afraid to be home. When you’re in the hospital, every problem is attended to immediately. Doctors, nurses, technicians all our at your bedside within minutes to attend to any problem, and Jan had several during her hospital stay. You develop a security blanket, and a certain comfort level, that is no longer available to you when you go home. This was an unexpected reaction. We hope Jan will find more comfort as each day passes. We have three appointments next week, with more blood tests at each appointment. Then, another bone marrow biopsy is scheduled in two weeks, and another Cat-scan in three weeks to follow-up on her chest infection. This has been a long, hard road, and we still have a few more hurdles, but we’re getting there.