FINALLY ~~ we're home!

Well, the Dr. released Steve to come home this morning.  We got to spend the afternoon and evening with Brian, Jenna, Samantha and Molly, and what perfect timing to come home and be able to spend time with them!  They'll be going back to Charleston in the morning, but will be moving back out here to Edwards AFB the first week in June.

Steve actually spent most of the afternoon awake, sitting and talking with everyone, and playing (on the floor of all things) with Samantha.  I'm not sure how he ever got up from there.  He's on his super duper pain meds, and I have to give him a shot every morning to help prevent blood clots, so we'll see how that goes.  He also has one tube still in that has to be drained a couple of times day, but that's not a problem.

I saw Steve walk slowly out around the pool this evening, surveying his flowers, and literally got tears in my eyes.  What he's been through is almost inconceivable to me.  Most people have one thing, like a gall bladder out, and THAT's major surgery, but what he had done is about as radical and invasive as it gets (except for our friend, Jason who had all this and more, plus a double lung transplant).  Still .... Steve's gone through everything being kind, loving and appreciative and it's been a real privilege to be with him through it so far.

I'm so deeply grateful to God tonight for bringing Steve home and for such an amazing beginning to recovery from surgery.

Once again, thank you all for your continuing good wishes and prayers.  You mean more to us than we could ever express.

We have a followup appointment with Dr. Lowy on April 6th and will have more news at that point.

With love and gratitude for you all,
~ Keren