Over the past week I have been going home on day trips from the hospital to transition into going home. Everything is still a big effort but am getting a little stronger everyday.
The specialist cleared me today to leave the hospital. The grafts are good, platelettes are rising, liver and kidney functions are fine and there are no signs of Graft Versus Host Disease.
The mucositis has improved and I've been able to swallow better. The naso gastric tube has been removed at last now that I'm able to swallow the pills and eating small amounts of food and drinking juice and smoothies.
The energy levels are low and the specialist says it will take 6 months or more to get back to my usual level.
I have had some nice highlights with family and friends. My father and his wife Cindy came to see me from Wanganui. My brother David, his wife Judy and daughter Samantha and Karole collected me from the ward and took me on a beautiful day on a jaunt to the Domain. It was wonderful to get outdoors and feel the sun on my body and breathe fresh air again. We came across a band playing there at the rotunda. Grant and Neri met us there to enjoy the jazz music and there was a great feeling at the concert with many people up dancing. That sure did lift the spirits. Friends and family have been collecting me and taking me home for visits.
