Poppy's Home!

I'm sorry i haven't been a very good blogger lately. Things around here have been pretty busy. It seems every day there are visiting nurses and doctor appointments, or just getting used to our new way of doing things, which seems to be way better than the way we used to do them! But Bill is getting stronger and healthier every day, and we want to thank you all for all your prayers, healing energy, and good wishes sent our way...

Today Lola came to visit us

She climbed right up and snuggled with her Poppy

For us, when that little girl comes to visit, it's like the sun just started shining!

Love to you all....mare

Update on Bill

I am just back from the long nerve wracking day at the hospital. Bill's surgery was a success. After many long hours we were able to see him after he returned to his room later this evening. The gross swelling in his abdomen is gone, as is most of his large intestine, and the colostomy is in place. I don't think the doctors are quite used to having folks be happy and enthusiastic about having colostomy surgery being done, but this will be much better for Bill and i in our daily lives. And the quality of our lives will improve too...
I want to say Thank You to all of my beautiful friends out there in the blogosphere who took the time to leave a note or send a prayer....I could feel your prayers and good wishes all day long. I know that all that love and kindness and goodness helped pull us both thru a very tough and scary day. He will be in the hospital for at least another week, and i will have training by the ostomy nurses there at the hospital, and visiting nurses and therapists when we get back home.Thank you again my good friends...I think i might sleep really well tonight.

Prayer Request...

Late last night, Bill and i were riding in an ambulance, making our way back to Albany Medical Center, the big teaching hospital in our area, and the only place i will ever let him go for medical care. He has been feeling poorly these last few weeks and truth be told, he has not been quite right since the last emergency surgery he had last July. He will have more surgery tomorrow afternoon, and if you have the time and inclination, i would greatly appreciate all your thoughts, prayers and warm wishes.... Thank you my friends... Love, mare

Homecoming

(Mirror Lake, Upstate New York. One of our favorite places to be.)

Well, a little over three weeks after emergency surgery at Albany Medical Center, Bill is coming home today. He is still pretty weak, and we have a lot of things to figure out health wise, but the doctors there feel that he is medically stable and will recuperate better at home. I think so too. I want to thank all of my friends out there who sent us messages, thoughts and prayers. It meant the "moon and stars" to me. It's funny how i have never really met any of you, and yet you have become so much a part of my every day life. I'm looking forward to staying home and catching up on all the news in my little blog world. Thanks again everybody! Love, mare