Home Sweet Home

Connie was released from UWMC about 8:00pm Friday October 8th and headed home with her husband. They were both excited and nervous to be leaving the hospital after 2 months & 5 days. Connie was very weak as she walked from the car to her front door with her walker but the joy on her face as she entered her front door is something I will never forget. She just sat for a little looking around her house and was so thankful that she made it back home. She is still on oxygen at night but slept last night in her own bed in her own home. She said it is the first time she has felt safe and at peace for a long time.

Connie’s journey is not over, she still has a long way to go, but for now life is good.

Connie and Ron had to return to the lab at SCCA at 10:00 Saturday morning. All went smooth and she was in and out in a very short period of time. Her counts are up and she did not have to receive any transfusions that the doctors said maybe necessary. She returns to the lab again on Monday and Wednesday. On Wednesday she also has a doctor appointment. She will find out then when her next bone marrow biopsy is, possibly on Friday (as an outpatient) and if they find no Leukemic cells, she will be ‘in remission’.

Being home is the best medicine. The change I saw in Connie from Friday night to Saturday was amazing. She has regained her determination and feistiness to beat this illness. She is beginning to eat more, has read some on her kindle and even watched some TV. A big difference from being in the ICU only 6 days ago.

Connie continues to say “I could never repay everyone for their kindness and all the things people have done for me if I worked at it for the rest of my life”. She is so appreciative. She still intends to send out ‘Thank You Note’s’ when she is stronger, even though we tell her it is not necessary and everyone is just glad she is working to get better.

So on Connie’s behalf, until you hear directly from her again, thank you, thank you, thank you for your prayers and get well wishes.