I'm pretty sure the past two days have marked the begining of the end of my stay here at MSKCC. My nausea has abated significantly, the doctors have taken away a couple of my daily meds, and switched two other meds from IV to pill form. I am eating, not much (half cup of cheerios), but a little more each day, and I feel much better. Barring unforseen changes, I expect to move out by the end of the month.
Writing about discharge makes me nervous, but it also puts a little extra pressure on me to power through this phase successfully, and a little pressure is good.
As always, thank you for your thoughtful and constant encouragement. You keep my spirit high and strong.
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David Holder
(202) 270-3174
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Good Signs
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17 comments:
WOW, what wonderful news! You're amazing! Soon enough you'll be cruising around manhattan!
Love to the both of you.
Em
Cautious optimism, sounds right!
Love you -- Sally
Dave,
That is awesome news! You are a fighter (You and Liz, actually!) and you will continue to press on to victory!
GO DAVE GO!
Leeann
Absolutely the BEST news we could possibly hear and with it the sun finally came out this morning. You and Lize' continue to be our heroes. Give us the word and we're there! Love to you both.
The light at the end of the tunnel. Its about @!#$@! time!
Words of Sunshine among the snow here in Denver. Great vibes coming your way from the Rockies! I am so proud of you David. I feel honored to call you my friend.
xoxo- SK
So happy to hear the good news! Lots of love...
Jamie, Kevin, and Ben
Very well said about discharge fear..it's probably pretty normal for in-patients. There's something very safe about being in the system. I sure felt fear about leaving because you worry about what if's that are otherwise immediately addressed with a nurse/doc down the hall. Fact is, they wouldn't send you home if you weren't ready. You'll be so glad to get home, you'll forget (like I did) that you were even worried about it.
Sure glad to hear some favorable news. Brian
David, Persevere you will. In hopsital and moving forward. One Cheerio at a time. What wonderful news. Love, Elizabeth
What wonderful, positive news. You are an inspiration to all of us. Keep walking that path to recovery!
Love and strength to you and your family. Sheila and Les
I'll let the fish know you will coming soon!
DBW
Terrific news indeed! So glad the nausea has subsided some. What a relief. Thanks for keeping us posted! Love to you both! Dana
Discharge, baby, love it!!
I remember the day they told me the twins were ready to leave the NICU. I panicked - I had the hospital rhythm down ... and now I had to have monitors in my house and take a CPR class and it was up to me? Gulp. How was I supposed to take care of two 4lb and 5 lb little lumps of life myself? It was a terrifying feeling and I convinced the docs to let them stay ONE MORE DAY, but they kept telling me they wouldn't send 'em home unless they were ready.
This is a big step, but the time has come, and it's wonderful! This was the reason for it all! Going in there to essentially walk right on out. There could not be better news. Keep "getting stronger" (what a great theme for your blog), and get ready to walk out into the beautiful sunshine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XO
CMF
Awesome news! Can't wait to welcome you home. What a father's day homecoming for Eli & Reed! You'll be out there playing soccer with the boys before you know it! Scary...yes. It's only uphill from here on in..
God Bless.. and prayers as always.
Dottie M.
Great news! FYI, our kids have discovered that the big boxes of Cheerios have Speed Racer cars in them. Toys for Eli and Reed!
Great news Dave and team...keep your head down...keep charging...keep chomping cheerios, popping pills, or whatever it takes...just keep plowing on...winners dont quit until the final whisle blows.
Yippee!
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