(Mom being hugged by Javier, an awesome CNA who helped care for her for weeks. Saying goodbye at the emergency entrance with all her hospital swag behind him on a big cart)
My mom was admitted to Sutter Hospital on June 9th. On July 9th she was released to come home. She was in the hospital for 31 days. In that time Tara made 56 visits to the hospital and I made about 42.
Tara drives mom home. She has only seen real daylight and breathed fresh air once in the whole month. She keeps commenting on how bright it is outside.
Goodbye Plastic Maiden!*
Goodbye beautiful bouquet of flowers from Sharon E.’s garden!**
Goodbye hospital halls! (For realz. We hope we don’t see you again soon.)
Hello baby Rosie and Tara and bright porch and Cherry Street and good food and family!
Hello life!
It’s been a long, tough, scary, painful, horrible roller coaster of a month.
Welcome home mums!
*Not really. Tara insisted that mom bring it home with us and keep it in the shed “just in case”.
**Not really. It had already died a few days before.
Thank you so much for the update and I’m so glad to see smiling faces! Congratulations to all on such great progress! I think I see a twinkle in Rosie’s eye, too! Happy for all of you! Hugs! I’m doing my happy dance!
I’m so glad to read this wonderful update – what delightful smiles! Here’s to loads more smiles, fresh air, flowers, healing and love!
Rosie was so happy to see mom come home! Thanks Lonnie!
Thank you Jen! My mom was so happy to come home and see the garden progress. It’s slow but we’ve got some pretty flowers about to bloom.
Oh – and I loved the two old pictures you send me of mom and Lin! Plus the sweet card! Thank you so much – you’re such a thoughtful person!
Hooray! Welcome home, Angelina’s Mom!
This is fantastic news, yay!! I’m so glad your mom is doing better and she certainly looks happy to be out of there!! xx
She is so relieved! But now she’s bored and that’s dangerous – I have to keep her from trying to do more than she’s ready to do.
Thanks Emma!!
Wonderful