Wednesday, November 24 2010 was a huge day here. Roger arrived home! We are all so excited.
He called me from the hospital about 9:30AM in tears and said that he was “FREE”. The best words I’ve heard out of him in months. I arrived about 10:30 to a very anxious almost to be ex-patient. He was dressed and ready to go. After a few necessary discharge items were taken care of, we were off.
Several of the nurses stopped by to give him a hug or two and there were tears of joy shed. They all told him they were so glad he was going to go home but sad to see him leave as they all really enjoyed him. Each one sharing that he was so nice to them and they appreciated it so much.
It took us a bit to get to the front door of the hospital as staff members were stopping him along the way to say goodbye. All good stuff. One of his therapist yelled down the hall to keep walking as fast as he could before someone else stopped him. We all had a good laugh on that one.
As we drove out of the parking lot, he was crying and said “Goodbye prison”….he couldn’t believe he was really going home. As we drove home he kept pointing out all the things that had changed. Remember, he hasn’t seen much of this since last February, so a lot has changed with regards to road construction, businesses, etc.
When we arrived here to the house, he got himself out of the car, to the walker and into the house unassisted. Derik was here to help in case we needed it but he needed no help at all.
The rest of the day was spent watching tv and just enjoying being home in his easy chair as you will see from the photos below.
Our kids will be here today for Thanksgiving dinner and he is certainly looking forward to all the good food, making several requests for his favorite dishes. We most definitely have something to be truly thankful for this year….good friends, like all of you, a loving family and Roger’s continued recovery and good health in the next year.
Heading Home
He's Free!
All Smiles!
Standing Alone!
Yum Chips and Onion Dip
Making a Ham Sandwich
Ready for lunch
Farley was happy too!!
The photos tell the story. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
What a wonderful Thanksgiving for you all!!! Have a wonderful day, you certainly deserve happiness and family time at home…
Hello from Hutchinson, KS. Congratulations, Roger . . . and what a wonderful Thanksgiving for the family! You’ve shown us how strong you are to have survived so many setbacks this past year. We know you will glom down some serious Thanksgiving food today . . ENJOY !!! See you soon.
Welcome back home Roger! Happy Thanksgiving to you all and have a great day celebrating!
Looking forward to seeing you at HOME later today.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
Great!!!!I did notice your “toothpick legs”. My Uncles use to call me that, I was so darn skinny when I was younger.
Well, they finally filled out, and are beautiful!!!! LOL
So, keep walking, so you can have beautiful legs like mine!LOL
I’m so happy you’re home. Continued good health!!
YEA!! you’re home
Mike and I and all the folks in N. Carolina are so happy you are home, well done Roger and Debbie! We will continue to keep you in our prayers as you regain your strength, enjoy every minute! Love, Mary
Hey, just read the rest of the story and that you actually left the hospital before Thanksgiving!!! Awesome!!! So glad that you are HOME!!! AND DOING SO TERRIFFIC!!!
LOTS OF PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED ON YOUR BEHALF!! ENJOY EVERY MOMENT, YOU HAVE REALLY EARNED IT!! DEB AND FAMILY TOO!!