She's Home....

Grateful, grateful, grateful! For family that never fails, friends who are always willing, and neighbors who watch and guard! The trip home was probably much more grueling than mom will admit. We only had 1 pit stop pillow change! Never the complainer. I had to laugh when as we passed through the toll bridge I mentioned to her that I thought Dan was still behind us somewhere...I slowed down and watched to see if he was coming up behind us (he has been the "grandpa" driver at times). I couldn't see him and decided that in order to go slow and let him catch up to me I would pull behind a large 18 wheeler. I made a few calls to his cell phone but no reply. After a few minutes mom asked what in world was I doing going so slow. I told her that Dan was somewhere behind me, and he must be going really slow, because we were just creeping along. (I'm thinking...geeze Dan, pick up the pace!) Mom, anxious not to spend one extra minute in the car than she absolutely had to says, "Just leave him"....so, off we go. Well, I guess he knows the way, he has the GPS with him! Pretty soon Dan calls, " Where are you guys? Are you still dragging behind me"? Hahahaha....mom says,"You catch up with him so I can scold him for leaving us behind"!.... Hahaha

When we got home we were greeted with a darling sign in the yard saying, "Welcome Home Karen"! What a delight! So, we are all happy to be home and on the mend. Mom still has 3 drains in and still struggles to get comfortable, takes her medications and still has a long road to recovery, but it is so much better than the hospital.