After 22 days of hospital confinement, umpteen lab tests, X-rays,
CT scan, numerous IV antibiotic infusions and countless respiratory inhalation
treatments Lynn passed muster and was granted permission to leave. Since my last post she was moved from the
room with a view to another room where she was able to admire the air
conditioning units on the roof all day. For
the past week she was self sufficient and almost able to give herself the
meds. One day she even went in the hall
and got her own dinner tray off the cart because the staff was too slow. Needless to say all the nurses wanted her as
a patient as she required almost no upkeep!!!
She is back on the boat and after 24 hours doing well at adjusting to
the routine a float. We have follow up
appts for her this coming Friday to see what the future holds. We are hopeful that we will be able to continue
our trip but stay in the States in case more medical attention would ever be
needed.
We spent both
Christmas and New Years with each other and that is a good thing compared to
the alternative. On Christmas day we had
the opportunity to do Skype video calls with both Todd and Jeremy. It was so nice to talk face to face with them
and to be able to see our fantastic grandsons.
We miss all of them so much but they seem to be doing just fine without
Nana and Pop Pop’s spoiling.
During my stay
here on the mooring ball, I was able to meet up with some friends. Bill and Terri stopped by for a night before
going to the Bahamas. Bill and Bette
were so nice to invite me over for dinner one night. Bill and Bette are friends from a previous trip
to the Bahamas. Bill and Terri are
members of our sailing association in the Chesapeake Bay. Also Glenn and Dorothy surprised Lynn with a
visit at the hospital before they left for the Bahamas. I’d like to thank all of you that sent
messages asking about Lynn and for all of your thoughts and prayers. As you can see, they worked. Thank You !!!!!
In between trips
to the hospital every day I was able to find places for us to visit by
bus once Lynn feels up to getting off the boat with the doctors
permission. Several restaurants, parks
and a couple of museums await us. But
all of that will wait till my best friend is back in good health and ready.
No pictures for
this posting but I hope to have several to add to this Blog the next time. Looking forward to seeing my brother Kevin
and Tracey in Marathon, if we make it that far, to do some SCUBA diving.
So glad to hear Lynn is out and doing better. We are trudging away here. We hope you two can stick around until we come back and will try to get together for a visit.
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