Homecoming

 (Geoff writes) After over a week in the hospital, first in ICU and then Palliative Care, it is clear that all the tricks have been tried and there is nothing more they can do that can't be done at home, that is to keep Susan comfortable. She's not comfortable in the hospital because it's, well, a hospital after all. VNA Hospice Care met with us Friday and had arranged for a bed to be delivered Saturday morning and Susan to be transferred home in the afternoon.

And everything happened exactly as planned. The bed was delivered, Susan was delivered, and the Hospice nurse arrived to talk to us and give instructions for all the things I/we had to do. She suggested I get a baby monitor, a pregnancy pillow, and baby wipes. My nephew Keith sprang for the monitor, bless him. Now I've got to figure out how to use it. First instruction is "charge for 16 hours before starting". Shoulda told me that 16 hours ago. So I have to sleep tonight with one eye and one ear open?

I must say that Susan was very happy to be home. No more IV, no more waking in the middle of the night for a vitals check. Oh, and the food should be better, not to mention more channels on the TV. Maybe she can piss away all that fluid buildup that's causing her so much discomfort too.

As Susan says,

Love you all. Take care of each other.