I looked down at my phone on the way home from church. A message. I called, entered my password and listened to the happy voice of a friend saying, "I have good news. Rachel is being released."
Many of us had been waiting for that day. Waiting, after two colon surgeries, for our dear friend to be well enough to leave the hospital and continue her recovery at home.
As she rests, eats, regains strength, and recuperates here at our house, I am very thankful for...
1470. Rachel's release on Sunday, just hours after her mom had to fly back to NJ
1471. Friends who helped pack her up and get her home
1472. Friends here to welcome her
1473. Visiting nurses - they've been fantastic
1474. Helpers to run errands
1475. Helpers to stay here when I have to be away
1476. Helpers who cook and bring food
1477. Good sleep for Rachel and that she's...
1478. Eating a bit more - hard to do after not eating for 18 days!
1479. Learning to flush the PICC line so the nurse doesn't have to make extra visits.
1480. The body's ability to heal, even after major trauma
1481. Little milestones - inchstones - baby steps of progress each day.
1482. Luke, Cameryn, and Noelle playing with Legos on the floor and making Rachel smile
The last three weeks have been so full. I chuckle now that I thought it would be a quiet, slow time while Coty was away! I continue to feel, as I've expressed in the last couple of weeks, such a deep gratitude for the body of Christ and for all the ways I have seen people using their gifts for the good of one another. This is how it is supposed to be. To God be the glory.
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