So on the 4 month mark Abby came home! She was really nervous to say the least. The last 2 attempts to come home were not good so I don't blame her for being nervous. She is most nervous about getting around the house especially the stairs. But she is doing great.
Her white count is normal her kidney and liver numbers are great. The only issue is her pancreas problem and pocket of tissue/fluid/bacteria in her gut. And she still has some swelling in her lower body. But the swelling goes down every time I see her so I am sure with in a few weeks she will look like the same old skinny Abby again.
She also is weak from lack of nutrition, because of her pancreas issue she has NO appetite at all and barely eats anything. My parents make sure she drinks 3 meal shakes a day but that isn't much. She worries about her skin and hair, but they are that way because of lack of nutrition. Once she starts being able to eat more her hair and skin will get better.
She still has a ways to go and she will have home healthcare and physical therapy at home. But she is on her way to recovery. We really need her stomach to heal and for her pancreas to heal. So we hope that will happen in the coming weeks. Abby will be a full time job for my parents she still needs a lot of help and care. My parents need to help her do a lot because she is so weak. They need to change her dressings and flush her stomach drains and she cannot be alone. But she really is the healthiest she has been since this all began. So I am sure the hard part won't last long.
So on the day of her homecoming I can say we were all completely happy. It was the best feeling in the world to have all of us in the front room laughing and teasing. It was normal again I cry just thinking about it. We have our family back! We have our smiling joking Abby back and we can all be together again. And my kids have a grandma and grandpa again. And they have their worry wart aunt Abby who gets nervous every time they are jumping around like the crazy kids they all are. It feels so good to be a family, a normal family again. We are all very close and even having Abby in the hospital and not around was so hard for us all.
Abby has been through so much these past 4 months, we are all so proud of her strength. She is such a beautiful person inside and out. We are all blessed for knowing her and even more blessed to have her around today. Abby we love you and we believe that the hard part of your journey is over. Just time to get stronger you will be going to spin class in no time.
Abby would LOVE visitors at home and I am sure it will help my parents as well. So as long as you are not currently sick please feel free to visit at the house anytime. Short visits are just fine because she still gets tired very easily.
I also want to thank everyone who has helped our family. So many people have done so much for us. Prayers, fasts, watching our kids, bringing things to Abby and my parents and just being there and visiting and raising spirits. One thing this has taught us is how good people are and how much love is still in the world . We are so blessed to have the friends and family we have. This was a very hard time for our family but would have been much harder without all of you.
My hope is that this will be my last major post. I will still update the blog from time to time to keep everyone posted. But hopefully it will all just be about the progress she is making.
