Coming in for a landing

Okey dokey! Last update post before you're able to post something for yourself.

Dixie's on her way to pick you up from the hospital. I'm curious how many hours it will take, from her arrival, to y'all's departure. Both of you have expressed to me how important it is to each of you to feel that they've told you absolutely EVERYTHING possible about what to do for your care in this next phase. Understandable, since, for six weeks (!!), you've had - at least - an attending doctor, a nurse (for most of the time, a dedicated nurse, as in 100% all about you), a dressing nurse, a breathing therapist, a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, an opthamologist, a dietician, a phsycologist, a psychiatrist, a butcher, a baker, a candlestick maker...

This morning on the phone, you and I celebrated that you'd gotten 5+ hours of sleep last night, from 10:30 to 3. And that, at midnight, when the nurse came in to check bp, you were able to drift right back to sleep. Then the traffic began again, and as you said, if you needed anyone, all you had to do was nod off and they'd be right there to wake you up. Hee hee.

[NOTE TO PARKLAND MEMORIAL GENERAL AND BICU STAFF: Thank you for everything you've done. You have been wonderful and you are so good at what you do.]

So, I'm sure it might feel a little shocking to go from all of that, to a more "normal," serene setting. But remember, a lot of those people were assigned to you, not because of your condition upon coming to the hospital, but because of the effects of being in the hospital.

This next phase of healing will, in some ways, be tougher than what you've already been through because it will involve every aspect of your life -- not just your physical one. But I know you're going to be okay, Dad. Just don't try to do everything all at once. You've been on the Bullet Train this last week and a half, but in these next months, remember the phrase I said to you every day those first four weeks:

Little by little, bit by bit.

And now... heeeeeeeere's Daddy!