Getting Out of Hospital Today!

I'm so proud of Kevin. He summoned his "inner soldier", pushed himself all day yesterday and made huge improvements! He did the long hall walk 5 times yesterday and since last evening has been getting himself in and out of bed on his own and has been sitting up in a chair for most of his awake hours, which are increasing along with much greater alertness. I'll know when he's really beginning to feel like himself again when he asks me to hand over the laptop. I think it won't be long now.

They will remove his neck IV port this morning, and we move into the hotel this afternoon. Monday morning we'll go to the clinic where he'll have the final foreign object -- a wound drain -- removed from his body. After Dr. L. looks him over on Monday he'll let us know when we can fly home. Home!!!!! Our own bed. Our peeps nearby. And home cooked meals courtesy of Iain and April!! (A thousand thanks for that wonderful gift.)

We are so grateful for the prayers that have been answered. Dr. L. said the platelet count has come way up, reinforcing the hypothesis that the enlarged spleen was the culprit. Now we wait to learn whether it was the sole cause of the elevated tumor markers as well.

Now our prayers shift from a speedy, complication-free recovery from surgery to ongoing quality of life. We pray that the results of the pathology report will not mean additional chemo and that the inoperable tumors will at the very least stay stable, or better yet, shrivel up and die! And no more surgeries. Ever!

Happy to be the bearer of good news,

Roni