I am home. Short of getting hit by a bus or getting my hand bit off by a monster pike or some such calamity, I never want to see the inside of the hospital again. Okay, maybe to visit somebody. The 2,000,000 or so stem cells are busy fighting their way to my bone marrow and will then rebuild all the cells that the chemo killed. It is so good to be home and feeling good. I am still fairly weak, and have a little bit of pain, but nothing that my slow release hydro-morph can't control. The doctors feel quite good about my complete recovery, and this from a group of docs who have not shown me any sign that they are believers. So I feel really good.
Today when we were leaving, one of the nurses that extracted my stem cells stopped in and as she was leaving said something about me leaving the hospital as early as I was. Chris responded and said that we had received a lot of prayer and that was why my body recovered as quick as it did. The nurse than waved her hands in the air and made the sound that accompanied the show The Twilight Zone. I was a little saddened to think that that was all she new about prayer. Oh well, one of these days maybe the message will stick long enough for her to ask a question. Because as soon as she said that she left.
But it is great to be home and just hang out in my own house. Thank you so much for all your prayers, and please don't take me off your list.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Hallelujah
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Welcome home Dad. I wish I was there to give you a welcome home hug and do some hanging out with you. (Even if it meant watching fishing or hockey and fetching you snacks and drinks.)
Hi John! Nice to meet you in person at last! hehehe! Glad you're home with Christine again! Take good care of each other! Hugs xxx
John, I am so happy to hear that you are home already. We will continue to pray for your complete recovery. My friend from Victoria, whose Dad has the same thing as you is in total remission now and gives all the credit to the Lord and praying family and friends. We need to pray for that poor nurse who is so lost.
Anyway, welcome home.
SO glad your home. And that you don't have to go back for anything else. Maybe to visit a new grandchild or something fun like that. We will continue to keep you in our prayers.
John, it is such a blessing to hear that you are home. I feel so much at peace right now when I pray for you. We will definitely keep you in our prayers!!
I wish I could come and hang with you but sadly that one will have to wait. I am so thankful that God is not limited to distance.
Love you brother.
Hey Uncle John!!! congratulations on being home!!!!!!!!!! i would LOVE to come out and visit you and hang out for an evening!!! maybe... tuesday? what are you up to? are you still in the stay-away-from-people-with-any-kind-of-sickness state? cuz then maybe i should wait another week or so, just to be sure my cold is gone. i'm SO THANKFUL that you are home and doing so well!! i will continue to pray for health and strength and that you would be compeletely healed! i love you so much :)
hey I am so glad your home. We would have come visited you in the hospital but I was starting to get a cold and now I have one so we will have to wait to show you Thomas. I will have to see what kind of medicine I can to get rid of it. Love you and still praying for you. Jen
John,
What great news to hear that you are home. We wish we could be there to go for coffee or breakfast or something.
You and Chris will be in our prayers. I am sure you are glad this part of the journey is over. We pray for clear sailing from now on, with maybe even a pike on your hook, not on your finger.
Art & Carol
I'm SO GLAD to hear that you are home!!! Like everyone, I wish I could come and visit with you right now. I don't know what else to say, I'm just happy that you are at home and doing better! :D
I am thrilled to hear that you are home and doing well Uncle John!!!
You will be in my prayers! i love you!
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