Eloped

Sorry guys, I eloped yesterday from the daily blog. Here is what happened Tuesday.

-I got to Jan's room (I call it the penthouse -she laughs) to find a bag with food for me! Jan was having her regular solid food from the hospital gourmet menu (she has always told me quietly that the food in this joint stinks...). The plate was rather cold, so I asked Jan wether there was a microwave in the 'hood. She said "go right, then right and there you are". She was absolutely right! Many thanks to K. for the delicious meal. Yes, Jan also tasted it, and confirmed that it was a million times better than... well you get the idea.

-She took her walk around the unit only holding my hand. It took about 15 minutes. She did all the work. After that she was tired, so we sat transversally in her bed to watch the sunset colours in the sky. She could name a few.

-One thing Jan finds very difficult is to be dependent on others... I pray that this build more character in her. The second most difficult issue to deal with is the inability to communicate as before. She was used to go at 100 M/hr; now she has to go at 5 M/hr, with some trouble most of the time. It is terribly frustrating to be able to think what you want to say and not be able to say it. Those who learnt ESL know this feeling well when they were in the first stages.

-There are many lessons for those around her as well. There are many questions no one asks, or of they ask, they do it in their rooms, alone.

-All in all, as P. from Oregon said: "she is a lucky survivor". She has survived two operations and beat all prognosis so far... The doctor has mentioned that now that she has recuperated physically, she is in the list to get her bone flaps back in, as soon as there is a spot. She will be happy, because she keeps feeling her "dent" with her hand many times a days. She is definitely self-conscious about that.

-The day ended with a happy visit from M and M (not the candies) .

Keep blessing Jan in her race towards healing.

-Fede