First day out of the hospital......Awesome. It took a little while today to get out of the hospital, Mindy and I and my Mom and Dad didn't leave MSKCC until around 3. It felt very weird to set foot outside and smell the fresh air and see all the colors of the sky and trees in person once again. This is the first time that I am not connected to anything, other than the 3 days I had right before I was admitted into MSKCC since I was diagnosed in January. I took a shower today in our room and it felt great to be able to spin around and not have any cords attached to me. My mom and dad came up today to help with the move Mindy and I had a little more than we could handle especially since I couldn't carry much at all. We got to the hope lodge dropped our stuff off in our room and headed down to the 6th floor which is the only floor where you can have visitors. The hope lodge got a Wii since the last time we were here. We all had some fun playing some of the sports games. Well needless to say today was a great day and a huge day in my recovery process. Mindy and I just watched Micheal Phelps win his first gold medal, what a cool guy, I hope he breaks the record and wins more gold medals than any one ever. Mindy and I are going to watch some more Olympics and get some shut eye in our new beds.
Thanks to all.
Derrick
6 comments:
It's great to hear you are out of the hospital. I hope your sense of taste comes back soon and that your graft takes. I hope Phelps wins 7 more gold medals as well.
I hope Mindy doen't have to sleep on a cot anymore and that your lives can get back to some nornalcy.
The Morrissey's
Oops! I meant normalcy, not nornalcy. I sure used hope a lot but I do have a lot of hope for your recovery.
Craig
hi derrick and mindy,
AWESOME!!!! how great that you two are out of the hospital!! we all take alot for granted when we listen to how wonderful life is for you already. enjoy your newest step on the way to a FULL recovery!! Michael Phelps-how cool, huh? i hope he beats Spitz record, too. you continue to be in our thoughts and prayers! love ya, m,n, and family p.s. addy says hi!!
YAY, you're out! Free at last. Word has it that I can test some new recipes on you right now even if they don't taste good! Don't worry I won't be sending anything funky up to you....Only the good stuff. I think there might be a cake in the freezer that can be sent up any time soon. Congrats and We all hope to have you home soon.
Ranae
Wonderful news. I know God will continue to send many more blessings your way. It's nice the Olympics are on, so you have something to do as you coninue to recover. Lots of prayers sent your way and one being you get your taste back!! If you get a chance can you let us know your new address. Thanks. God bless you and keep you-the Burridge's
Awesome news to hear you are at the next step in recovery. We all know this will work. God Bless both of you. Don't forget to post your new address.
Praying everyday for you.
Love,
The Highfield Family
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