Bonnie Feeling Better: Note from Mike
Bonnie Feeling Better; Getting Stronger
Not a lot to add to Katy's wonderful synopsis of her visit, Bonnie's progress, and Bonnie's daily routine. Her days are full wrt medications and clinic visits; she is feeling weak -- but stronger each day; we are by no means out of the woods in any way, shape, or form; and we still have a long road ahead of us.
...But, having said all of that, holy smokes, have we passed a big hurdle. And we are all feeling pretty good about it. Engraftment is good.
Some notes on Bonnie. Isabel, Devon, and I had a great 6-day visit with Bonnie last week and returned this past Monday. Bonnie struggles with the to-be-expected side effects and issues, including fairly significant atrophy from being bed-ridden for over 75 days. However, just seeing her outside of the hospital was uplifting; the effect on the girls was palpable. It changes the entire demeanor of the visit when a hospital visit is not involved. And, as expected, Bonnie continues to be a rock, and is just so damned inspiring to see and hear. Given all she has been through, she just looks amazing (no bias here); it is uncanny.
...Family meals together, hours of unscheduled time with Mommy, walks in the park, a field trip to an Apple Orchard. Without hospital rooms. Without IV poles. It was an amazing visit.
Of course Bonnie continues, and will continue, her clinic visits for another 6 weeks, or more. But, if all tracks the way it is currently tracking, she will be able to come home in Mid- to late-December.
Isabel, Devon, and I are now prepping for our next 6-day trip to Minneapolis on Wednesday of this week. We are all really looking forward to it. (Promise to be better about more photos this visit -- by clearing out my two now-full photo memory cards in advance).
First chord's a charm. (Just a late bloomer).
Mike
Not a lot to add to Katy's wonderful synopsis of her visit, Bonnie's progress, and Bonnie's daily routine. Her days are full wrt medications and clinic visits; she is feeling weak -- but stronger each day; we are by no means out of the woods in any way, shape, or form; and we still have a long road ahead of us.
...But, having said all of that, holy smokes, have we passed a big hurdle. And we are all feeling pretty good about it. Engraftment is good.
Some notes on Bonnie. Isabel, Devon, and I had a great 6-day visit with Bonnie last week and returned this past Monday. Bonnie struggles with the to-be-expected side effects and issues, including fairly significant atrophy from being bed-ridden for over 75 days. However, just seeing her outside of the hospital was uplifting; the effect on the girls was palpable. It changes the entire demeanor of the visit when a hospital visit is not involved. And, as expected, Bonnie continues to be a rock, and is just so damned inspiring to see and hear. Given all she has been through, she just looks amazing (no bias here); it is uncanny.
...Family meals together, hours of unscheduled time with Mommy, walks in the park, a field trip to an Apple Orchard. Without hospital rooms. Without IV poles. It was an amazing visit.
Of course Bonnie continues, and will continue, her clinic visits for another 6 weeks, or more. But, if all tracks the way it is currently tracking, she will be able to come home in Mid- to late-December.
Isabel, Devon, and I are now prepping for our next 6-day trip to Minneapolis on Wednesday of this week. We are all really looking forward to it. (Promise to be better about more photos this visit -- by clearing out my two now-full photo memory cards in advance).
First chord's a charm. (Just a late bloomer).
Mike
posted by gbiddle616 at Sunday, October 30, 2005
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