I am finding our new Macbook to be an asset while Mike is in the hospital. While he sleeps I can look stuff up on the internet or check my work email to keep up. This was a darn good purchase.
Mike was moved from the cardiology floor to the oncology floor today which was a welcomed move. The nurses here are awesome...so compassionate and in tune with pain management. He is supposed to start his chemotherapy today and it will be a 3 day infusion. The hope is that he will feel better with less pain, and that he will be able to come home and do the rest of the chemo treatments as an outpatient. But let's just take it one step at a time, shall we? That is what I find...every minute needs to be purposeful.
Our friends and family have been amazing. Mike's dad drives an hour and a half total to come and sit with Mike daily for hours on end...I don't know what I would do without him relieving me for a while. My parents care for the dogs and go grocery shopping for me, my brother cares for the dogs as well. My friend Susan took me out to dinner last night and listened to me, gave me comfort and friendship. Meg, Emily and Ellen gave us gift cards to Whole Foods, and another group of friends sent the most lovely bouquet of flowers. Other friends have sent cards, emails and well wishes, and we know we are always in their thoughts. My work has been great, as has Mike's, in being supportive of us during this time.
I have realized that every day is a gift; every day I get to see Mike is an even greater gift. I take my health for granted and I am learning to just enjoy the moment because tomorrow it may be a whole other story. My husband is amazing and brave, so much more than I would be. The docs would have to give me ample amounts of valium in order to deal with all this...but not Mike. He is brave, he never complains or yells out, he doesn't lose his patience. I admire him more than I ever have from all this. I feel so lucky that we chose each other and that he is in my life.
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