Rest

Just a quick stop to say I'm doing OK. People who see me keep telling me I look like I'm doing well so that's something? I'm up and about around the house, taking walks in the evening just a little, though have yet to try the hill up to the green. Ice packs and various sized pillows are my friends. Pain hasn't been terrible and I'm making very good use of those Costco sized bottles of OTC drugs that previously seemed silly to purchase as in "there's no way we will finish this before the expiration date." Well, maybe this time around we will. 

I slept so much for the first 2 days home, napped like I have never napped before. I'm still resting a lot but not necessarily sleeping like a newborn.

Buoyed by Michael as an extremely lovely and attentive caregiver and yes there are charts for when I take my meds and empty drains and he is on top of things. But mostly he's just very kind which is what I need. Had some time with watch silly TV with Joe and Ian, including spotting Joe's debut as an extra in "The Summer I Turned Pretty" (season 3 episode 1 around the 14:27 mark when Belly is talking about the frat, you might catch sight of handsome guy walking past behind the main characters in the shot, plaid shirt, black backpack, yep that's him!) Joe headed back to Montreal yesterday for a new semester, we will miss him after having him back for a couple of lovely months full of trips and hang time even in the midst of all the unexpected difficulty of the summer. Ian has started back with Clams practice and school next Monday.

We are being super well looked out for my friends all around who have been bringing us food, texting, stopping in for short visits, and every single bit of it helps more than I can say.

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