Hi everyone, Wes here, blogging from home in Seaside and I figured I'd let you know how Ashley's first full week at home is going. There have been some noticeable differences between life in the hospital and life at home:
Cons:
-No nurses in the other room when we have a question/concern/panic moment
-No one to clean up, do laundry, make food, etc
Pros:
-Basically everything else
-More comfortable, more calming, and of course, there's no place like home.
And aside from getting all the referrals and prescriptions figured out, it hasn't been a bad transition process, just quite a bit of keeping lots of plates spinning: scheduling appointments, calling in and picking up prescriptions, housekeeping, nurse duties including administering and tracking medicine doses. I guess another pro is that all this is giving me the opportunity to be more responsible.
Ashley's been feeling better overall. Of course, some days are better than others. And of course Ashley wants to maximize the good days so she goes hard and tuckers herself out. But I'm doing all that I can to keep her comfortable and on-track for her recovery.
I hope you all spread the word that Ashley is doing well and has made it home. I've been told multiple times that people are so relieved to hear it, so I would hate to have people unnecessarily anxious because they hadn't heard the good news.
Thanks again for all your continued support, love and prayers. I'll see if I can get Ashley to either write or dictate part of a post sometime soon, so you can hear from her directly!
Take care and God bless!
~Wes
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