Our rec room on the first level of our house has been my substitute bedroom since I've come home from the hospital. We rented a hospital bed, which has been a lifesaver. I'm still unable to lay flat because of my stomach muscles so the hospital bed has enabled me to stay at an angle and still get some sleep. The whole room was transpired into everything that I needed (thanks to some very talented and thoughtful friends/family).
It was time, however, to take the next step to make my life one step closer to the way it was before surgery. On Monday, the company came and took the hospital bed away. My make-shift bedroom is slowly becoming a rec room again.
In order for my husband have a good night sleep, I made our computer room, which has a queen size bed, into my bedroom. It's comforting because our rooms are right beside each other now rather than being on different levels of the house. Now I don't have to use the house phone to call my husband on his cell phone during the night if I need him. After several nights of trial and error and bad nights of sleep, I have made a substitute slanting "hospital bed" headboard. When we were in Charlottesville on Tuesday, my husband ran into Bed, Bath & Beyond and bought one of those college "husband" pillows. I turned it upside down to make it a sloping wedge. It's really helped to have a better night sleep. Thanks Alesia for the idea...it has really made a difference.
2 comments:
Sharon:
And yet another thing to cross off your "recovery checklist" - ditch the hospital bed. A big "WOO HOO"! My friend, you aren't taking baby steps towards complete and total recovery, you are taking HUGE STRIDES!! And you've got all of us here on the sidelines cheering you on! YOU GO GIRL!
You are very blessed to now have two "husbands" - both of which are there to support you, comfort you, make life easier for you, hold you up when you are feeling down, to catch a tear or two when you are having a bad day, or to take a "beating" when you are having a REALLY bad day (though I'd recommend going easy on Butch, the real husband, on the "beating" one).
Keep up that fast pace towards complete recovery, and soon, you will be running across the finish line as a CANCER-FREE WINNER!
Continuing to cheer you on daily!
Love and hugs,
Kelli
Hi Sharon,
Thinking of you today and this verse kept sneaking into my thoughts. It must be for you so I'm passing it on. :)
Darla
Psalm 139:5-10
You hem me in—behind and before;
you have laid your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens,
you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths,
you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
p.s. By the way, does your surgeon realize that he operated on a "celebrity"? Your fan club loves you, Sharon!
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