Sunday, December 20, 2020

Back Home. . .

 Jenn came home yesterday.

Thank you all for your prayers.  She is about 90% of her normal ways.  She has basically had no exercise for a month, so even getting up to use the bathroom at night was exhausting.  But it was nice to feel her warmth next to me in bed.  And I'm sure that just being in the bosom of her family's love will go a long way toward completing her healing.

We were talking yesterday, and it seems clear that this has been, by far, the longest we have been apart in 40+ years of marriage.  Back when I was volunteering at Summer Camp every summer, that was eight days at a time.  A couple times, I went to visit my Mom in California by myself, for maybe a bit less than a week.  But this was 17 days; and we were less than a mile apart.

The road ahead is still a long one.  She'll be receiving IV antibiotics at home for another three weeks, and then checking back in for another set of X-rays, etc. while she rebuilds her strength and stamina.

But, My Beloved is home.  I can't begin to tell you how good it is to have her back.

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  1. I didn't mean to freak you out with my comment on the last post. The only similarity in the situation is the hospital. Sharon was post-op with an extended stay (24 days). I'm not sure how I'd have handled not seeing her for that long. I thing three days was the longest. MB and I have been apart twice, two days each time, and that seemed like an eternity.

    The prayers from here will continue. All of our friends are in our prayers every day, anyway. Good friends have their names mentioned.

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    1. Well, you know, my basic disposition is that the medical types know what they're doing (and Jenn is, in fact, back home and well on the mend).

      But, this whole COVID thing has been so incredibly politics-and-hysteria driven, I'm not sure how to take it. Even once I was COVID-free, with antibodies to boot, they couldn't find a way for me to sit quietly in her presence? But, (*sigh*), what do I know?

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    2. I'm concerned that there is very little consensus, other than staying away from people.

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    3. Yeah, there's something not right - inhuman - about this whole stay-away-from-each-other thing.

      The thing that drives me absolutely around the bend is when the political-types take to the airwaves encouraging the citizenry to rat out their neighbors who aren't scared enough. . .

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  2. Glad she is home and recovering.

    I don't mind being apart from Mrs. C, but 2 days is my limit. 17 is way too long.

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  3. I’m so glad to hear she’s home. I hope you have a peaceful and blessed Christmas. Take care of each other.

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    1. Not half as glad as I am to tell you. . . ;)

      I'm not sure there's any such thing as a peaceful Christmas with eight kids, plus in-laws and grandkids. . . But we'll do our best. . .

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  4. My goodness. I'm ashamed I'm coming to this so late. God bless you and yours, Craig. I'll have you in my prayers tonight.

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    1. Thanks for your prayers, Jim. They are still needed.

      And thanks for stopping by. It's always good to see you here.

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  5. Take it easy there fella, this will be one season that you truly can focus on what's really important in life, eh? For us it's an entirely new perspective ..... yet again!

    And I know the incredible feeling of being back together again.

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    1. Everything is more low-key than usual this Christmas. And honestly, I like it that way. . .

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  6. We be's good. Jenn is almost back to normal, just needs to rebuild her stamina. Which means my job is to try to tie her down so she doesn't overdo.

    My sons have discovered that they can get $100/donation at the plasma center for plasma with COVID antibodies. Twice/week. . .

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  7. Ha, I'm familiar with that job description. Had to practically tie Queenie down after she got out to keep her from thinking she could single-handedly take care of Pop so he could leave the hospital.

    Really, and they were successful? I've called the Red Cross at least half dozen times to donate but they keep screwing it up. Not even offering no cash neither!

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    1. this is plasma, not whole blood (a la Red Cross); the parameters are completely different. Maybe they don't have plasma donation centers in your area?

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    2. Oh they do, and I'm supposed to be able to just call and get set up to donate convalescent plasma for COVID therapy but the folk in charge of that particular program are idiots. Keep getting hung up on or transferred to the wrong group or just left on hold.

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