Sunday, January 4, 2009

What a difference a day makes

Evan called me at 7:30 this morning to ask what time I was coming up to the hospital. He also asked for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This was all good. Yesterday was difficult. If there is a superlative of stir-crazy, that describes him on Saturday. When I walked into his room this morning (after 30 minutes of warming up and de-icing the car), he was sitting up in a chair and free from the IV unit. We played Yahtzee and Cribbage and took several walks; he can go anywhere in the hospital, as long as he wears his mask.

I left a little while ago back to Alyssa's for some movies. Not good timing on my part. Minnesotans actually support the Vikings and driving through downtown past all the Metrodome parking just before game time was not my best-ever move. Now, if I can time it better when I leave the hospital today, I'll be much better off.

Kit is supposed to be stopping at the hospital on his way back to Mankato in a little while. I'm excited for him to see how much better Evan is today than when he last saw him on Friday. We'll go up to the cafeteria and grab some sandwiches to bring back to the room for our dinner. I'm hoping to send him back with a humiliating loss in Cribbage, but can't make any promises. Alyssa gets back from St. Louis tonight. When all is said and done, this will end up being a nearly perfect day!

1 comment:

  1. Hey Milladore R's- it's the Nahma one- Sending Good Vibes and Positive thoughts to you on this and every day, Evan and Fam. Am praying that your transplant goes perfectly. We've been catching some pretty nice walleye- 28"/ 7-8#. Cold weather fish- Summer is Salmon time- We love going out- When you get back on your feet, we'd love to have you guys up. Was good to read that your trying to break out- attitude is 90% of this deal- keep it up!!

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