The day of waiting

Welcome home dad! Today we left the hospital around 4:30 PM. The doctors took the tube out of his lung this morning around 9:30, we took off for radiation shortly after the doctor left and returned in time to have lunch. After a lunch of soup and some pizza (hospital pizza is awful!) we waited for the physical therapist who had dad walk with a walker then try some stairs, he passed with flying colors! We then had to wait for an x-ray of dad's lungs to make sure they were working. (They were!) Then we waited for dad's medication to get through the pharmacy before the doctor wrote DISCHARGED on his chart and the nurse went through his discharge paperwork with us and we waited (notice the waiting theme?) for the transportation. Today was the day of waiting, waiting for people to come and do something, waiting for food to come, waiting for transportation to various places, we waited. Mom went to work today and was done when we were ready to come home so it made it real easy to pick her up on the way home. Dad smiled again this evening, I think now that he has showered, is in his own house, and has the tube out things will be looking up. Thanks for your thoughts, cards, calls, and prayers.
Amanda, Bill, and Sue