D.'s home and healing

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Hi All,

First let me preface this message by letting you know that I talked with

today, and despite very painful back and leg spasms, (which I know some of us

can identify with) she sounded great. She's been home since March 20th, and

just found out that her second surgery will be April 26th. It's a longer wait

than originally anticipated, but Doctor Glazer wanted to make sure his " A+ " team

was available. Although she was initially disappointed that she has to wait so

long, she knows it's more important that Dr. Glazer has his experts around him

when they go in for round two.

Below is an email I received from a (daughter)on Sunday night as she typed

and dictated:

" After a recent Doctors appt. where the Dr. was reviewing my case, she commented

that for reasons unknown some of us have to walk through the merky mud to reach

the pretty meadow. I am in the murky mud. Pitty me not, for I see the pretty

meadow ahead. It is within my view, I just can't reach it quite yet, but I have

no doubt that I will! I feel like I have been hit by a Mac truck, then it

backed up and ran over me again. I will call Dr. Glazer's office on Monday to

determine the next surgery date. I assume it will be the last week of this

month, or the first week of April. Everyone has been so concerned about how I

would mentally handle the surgery delay but please know I am at peace with it.

I believe there is a reason for everything, and I also believe that someone

intervened and decided that this was the best way for me. I cam home yesterday,

which proved to be a very difficult day. I went through a grueling PT

evaluation in the morning which left me in tears, only to endure a two hour car

ride home. I was mentally and physically exhausted. My body quickly gives out

on me, but I refuse to let it win. As of late yesterday I have started to

develop spasms in my lower back, left hip area. They come on suddenly and the

ony thing that seems to relieve them is to massage them addressively and place

heat on them. My sister and children have now become my personal masseuse when

these spasms attack. They all run around furiously massaging and getting heat

on the right areas to alieve my pain as soon as possible. They have been

amazing. Right now as a is typing this I am laying in a hospital bed set up

in my study, I'm in a fair amount of pain and discomfort and half asleep from

the various drugs which the doctor has me on, so if anything doesn't make sense

blame it on me, not a, cause I'm never certain anymore if I'm making any

sense. I recall a few days ago feeling lucid speaking with a when suddenly

I heard through my ears my voice saying something about pumpkins growing on a

vine at my front step and recognizing and wondering who the h___ just said that?

So should I be speaking with anybody at anytime that I fully admit I am making

no sense, but on the other hand I wouldn't give up the drugs now for anything,

they certainly have a place in the world. On the downside, the worst is yet to

come, but I know with the loving support of my family and friends I will make it

through. "

& a