getting better every day!!

Hi everyone! It has been 3 days since surgery now, and I can't believe the difference each passing day has made. As far as I know, I will be going home tomorrow, and will be coming back in soon for an echocardiogram, to monitor how my heart is doing with the new blood flow.

Yesterday I flet much much more awake, and I couldn't even really sleep at rest time. Still good to rest though...it's not called sleep time, just rest time. My roomie and I have been sharing meals together and chatting alot. She and I are the only women on the ward right now. She's 57, and still quite young compared to others here. We are the party room!! She went home today though...sigh...so I will have a new roomie tonight. I went for a lot of walks yesterday, and ventured outside the hospital to enjoy the weather. I felt like I was playing hookie...sneaking out!! But, I am allowed out...I wasn't sneaking. No worries! It was great to enjoy some sun and sit at a picnic table! I went out again for an evening stroll last night. Ahhhh...getting out makes such a difference!

Today, Derrick, the kids, Joelle and my parents came to visit, along with Tanya, a friend of mine. We went outside again, chatted and had a picnic. It's so good to feel almost back to normal. I showered completely alone today, standing up, and washed and combed my own hair. It wasn't hard or painful at all...I was expecting it to be quite hard.

So, I think I will need very clear instructions when I go home about what I can and cannot do. You are not allowed to overdo it, and judging by how I feel now, I can see myself leaning towards overdoing it, without meaning to.

One thing that I heard can hapen, and I have noticed, is a bit of short term memory loss. Not really huge...but I just feel scattered...like I'm not all there! I was thinking of it as we were eating our picnic today...I can't fathom having my wits about me to plan a picnic!! So, that will take getting used to, and hopefully won't last long. I was laughing, thinking of anyone who might overhear mine and my roomie's converstions...we probably repeat the same stories over and over to each other!! Maybe that's a taste of what happens when you get old and are in a home... hee hee

It was so nice to see the kids. Jacob came up and hugged my legs, and they both wanted to site beside me. It's cute to see them express their affections in their own little ways.

So, next time I write, I will hopefully be home in Sherwood Park. Thanks again for all the prayers and kind wishes. I'm open to visitors, so I hope to see some of you soon!