It’s almost Friday!! You wouldn’t think it would matter in the hospital, but it does! Weekends are much slower, and we’re looking forward to it!
John has had a very busy, but productive day. He got the procedures he needed completed and walked two laps!! Tomorrow he will have dialysis, and we may begin exit education or education to prepare us for life at home after a heart transplant.
John will be on anti-rejection medications for the rest of his life along with other medications he may need. Because these medications suppress his immune system so that his body doesn’t reject his new heart, we will have to be much more conscious of a lot of things including being around sick people and a lot of germs. So with this education we will learn about the medications and when to call the doctor when we suspect he’s getting sick, etc.
So things are slowing down a little bit, and we are hoping to get to go home soon! There has still been no real talk of it, but it’s in that back of our minds that hopefully it will be sooner than later!
Tonight John was thrilled to watch his first football game of the season – the Falcons preseason game. He said, “I need a break to just watch some football!” I think he’s right, and he definitely deserves it! For some reason I don’t think I’m going to mind football being on our T.V. five nights a week this fall! I’m just so happy that he’ll be here to watch it. This definitely puts life into perspective!
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