9/16/21

Today is Thursday and I’m home!!! David took me out to eat last night at Pappadeaux.  OMG, was it ever good.  I savored every bite.  He secretly ordered a special key lime pie for dessert to celebrate my last day. That made me cry.  

We left Houston at 10:30 this morning in separate vehicles. He towed the 5th wheel and I drove my car.  We had a contingency plan if I couldn’t make it home, but I think I wanted it so bad that I just made it happen. I had to stop only once, but I was totally spent by the time I pulled into the garage. I unloaded my purse and medicine and had to lay down. For just a minute.  My next door neighbor saw I was home and came over and found me on the couch.  I remember seeing her, but not much else.  I had left everything open in garage.  I woke up 1-1/2 hours later.  My car was completely loaded with stuff and she emptied the whole thing and then shut the door and left. When I woke up, David was home and had unpacked his truck and the rig. He didn’t even wake me up coming in and out of the house while I was right there on the den couch. 

She came back later with some soup in case we didn’t have anything to eat.  Jim and Judy came over at 5:30  with tons of food, a giant cheesecake, and a dozen big balloons. We are so very blessed with wonderful friends.

I had so many well-wishes from friends on my last day, it was humbling. I couldn’t have endured this journey without all of you.  The messages, phone calls, texts, letters, cards, and visits kept me going more than you can imagine. So, when I say “thank you”, I mean it from the bottom of my heart.

I’m home, but my epic adventure isn’t over.  I have several months to go before I will be back to normal.   I will keep posting on my blog until the end. Oh, that didn’t sound right, did it? Correction, I will keep posting on my blog until I am pronounced cancer free. I secretly think several of you only read my blog for the chuckles at the end. I’m running out of chuckles. I’ll have to look for some to keep you entertained.

My burns are a bit worse today, but they told me they would get worse before they got better. I’m ready for it. I can do this. I did have a little scare this morning, though. I was spitting up some blood, but it has stopped.

 I’m really looking forward to taking a shower tonight in my own shower, with plenty of hot water, with plenty of pressure, and I can finally scrub all over my body. I don’t have to be careful of all the tape and the marks. It’s going to be wonderful.

Growing your own tomatoes is the best way to devote three months of your life to save $2.17.

Apart from being exhausted, financially unstable, nearing a mental breakdown, and being fat, everything is great. Thanks for asking.


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