The change in Abigail stuck and on Friday morning, the nurses removed the hated nose tube! Still having persistent throw up, but continuing to eat. And happy!!
Andrew called me that morning to say they'd removed the nose tube and were planning on discharging her! You can bet I booked it over there!
Still no pathology report, but we were told the oncologist would contact us when he had anything to report. We were anxious to the results, but just so happy to be able to go home!
For the first time since surgery, Abigail felt up to a visit to the play room while we waited for discharge, so we went. She didn't last long, but it was a good sign that she wanted to go. (She needed to go to the bathroom and was uncomfortable. She hadn't had a bowel movement since her surgery, which was also worrying the doctors.)
Get these cords off of me so we can go!!
All ready!
She was very concerned about getting in the wheel chair until I explained that I'd ride with her. Then it was all smiles!
We left the hospital at 12:30 on Friday - a week after her surgery.
Her sisters were so glad to have her home! We all were!
Grandma had kept everything running smoothly at home for the week, and she was set to fly home the next day, so we were glad Abigail made it home before she left!
Eve had been assigned to babysit mice from school over Thanksgiving break (before we knew about the tumor, obviously) and Abigail was happy to finally meet them! She was very unsteady on her feet and didn't have much range of motion in her head movement, so we had to keep a very close eye on her at all times.
Her first food request? Ramen noodle, of course!
She was so excited about the sign Grandma and her sisters had made. Several more people from the ward stopped by with little gifts and cards for her too. Everyone's generosity was overwhelming!
A note about that here. During this whole experience, we've learned what it means to have others bear your burdens that they may be light. What could have been an unbearable experience felt light because we were literally carried through by family, friends, and neighbors near and far. We received meals, texts, groceries, calls, prayers, cards, gifts, and visits. Some family and friends were in almost constant contact making sure we were supported. I don't know about Andrew, but I've never experienced anything like this. He and I were able to focus 100% on Abigail while others took care of everything else. We don't like being the center of attention and sometimes we (I) got embarrassed by how much people were serving us, but they kept it up! It was very humbling and I don't know how we could have survived the shocks and stress of that week without the selfless service of so many.
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