Aaahhhhhhhh, home
So we have been home for about 2 weeks. Finally we are not waking up at 4 am starving. Finally we are beginning to adjust to our normal schedules. I am sure Lydia has gained back the 4 lbs she lost, for sure I have gained the 7 lbs I lost. It has been really wonderful to go to grocery stores and not see live animals and smell the stench of decaying animal flesh! We are so glad to have all the comforts of home.
Lydia was a great traveler, we had a long flight back to the US and a delayed connecting flight to St Louis. She fussed less than the rest of us, I think she was just happy to be on the way home away from IV’s. Our flight arrived in STL around midnight, only 1 missing piece of luggage which was amazing after watching the way luggage is “sorted” after customs in Chicago. We stayed in St Louis at my friends house (thanks Curt,Shell and Ben) and slept until 4pm that day. Unfortunatley, they had the flu and we had the tail end of some Chinese cold, so we decided to say our hellos and goodbyes from down the hall to each other. Seems there was no cross contamination and we all hope to remain healthy.
Lydia’s sight continues to improve. She is not constanlty requesting sunglasses as she did before, she is more tolerant of sunlight. The day we arrived at our home, I turned on the TV and Lydia said “there are lights blinking on the TV”. She has never mentioned anything about the TV before. In the middle of the night last week, we were awake at 3am, Lydia said “What is that light out there?” and pointed to the window. She was seeing the street light which is a half block away. That same night we were still up and she said “there is a light on my CD player, has that always been there?” She was referring to the small red light that illuminates when it is plugged in. Today,during daylight hours, she was noticing flashes of light on the TV again. They were of less intensity and contrast/brightness than the first time. SOOOOOOOOO exciting. I can hardly wait for the next development. Look out Ryan Seacrest, she can hardly wait to see you!
Thank you again to everyone who has made this possible!!! So many people to thank in so many ways!! I hear there have been some pretty amazing poker games in Belgrade lately….thank you guys!! I will try to continue to update the blog as long as there is something to report. Not sure how long the site will keep us. Thanks again!
5 comments February 21st, 2008
