Recovery Day 17

First day home! It was a good day! We are settling in, and yet I am still overwhelmed. 

Alan slept in, while I did the carpool run for Audrey and ran to the office. Some checks needed signed, plus I was trying to pick up a functioning laptop. Sadly when I got my laptop back home, for the third time the same problem occurred. IT will work on it again tomorrow. 

The key today was to start establishing an at home routine. Today we got a good rhythm going on his small "meals."  Alan told some friends that he is eating little kid portion sizes.  In addition to that, we got his medication routine planned. It seems to have worked well today. There are a lot of meds and a lot to keep straight. So Excel to the rescue! 

For almost three weeks if it wasn't mission critical, it is been on the back burner. So today I tried to knock those items out. I got 4 or 5 things plus some laundry done. 

Susan and Sarah came by to check on us and brought Alan got some cool Astros drawstring pants! Plus some more pants he ordered last night arrived today. We haven't gotten everything organized yet. The medical supplies are still just hanging out in the big bag they gave us. That's a project for tomorrow. 

This evening before dinner we went on a walk down the street. It was nice to speak with neighbors Jim and Jennifer. We went on to walk 0.6 miles. Tomorrow we will start doing more short walks to continue to build back his strength. We enjoyed seeing squirrels on the walk and joked how the 10th floor needs to hide some stuff squirrels around for patients to find as they walk!

I will probably reduce down to more random updates for this longer at home portion of recovery. We are trying to be prepared for the hills and valleys of this journey. 

Please pray for continued progress. Slow and steady is the goal. Pray for Rebekah, Audrey and The Woodlands High School Band, as they leave around 5 am Saturday morning for San Antonio for the 2 biggest and last competitions of the year. They return home late Tuesday. So safety and for wise choices! Pray that they all perform to their very best! Pray for patience for all of us!

- Mel