Day 14 @ the Hackerman-Patz apartment

Today started as any first day in an apartment does... Where is .. Where is that.. When will we have this or that. After a fun time this morning running around to find things and getting showered and dressed...

We went to Adele's 10 AM appointment @ IPOP. We had Flo this morning for our nurse and were actually in HIPOP. After getting her blood and other stats. Flo started Adele on some potassium and sodium chloride IV. Adele was able to lay down and rest while getting this IV. Mindy - The Nurse Practitioner - said something about going home next week, maybe Thursday or Friday! She even went so far as to mention that we should have an IPOP discharge class on Thursday (TOMORROW). This would be in prep to leave JH and transfer care to Dr Balepur in Lancaster General.

I left to get to Safeway and get the appropriate food and other items for the next week. Saved $38 - there were many items on sale, so I stocked up a bit.

When I got back to the hospital, Adele called me while I was waiting for the elevator, to say she was finished with her treatment, could I come over and get her.. What timing we both had! Anyway, she had another 20 or 30 minutes left on the IV before she was ready, so I dropped a prescription off at the pharmacy while she finished up. Back upstairs and with Adele ready - in the wheelchair and back to the apartment. We got back and made lunch for Adele - toast and apple sauce (BRAT diet) and I had some applesauce and a coke.

Anyway - WE ARE COMING HOME NEXT WEEK barring unforeseen circumstances.

Praise the Lord

We also got to see Dr Meade, in HIPOP and made sure he knew how thrilled we were to be getting near the finish of this experience.

Thank you all for your faithfulness in prayer, it has helped wonderfully!
Adele came out of inpatient 1 week early and will get out of outpatient by Day 22! We could not have imagined it would happen so soon!

Thanks - Rick & Adele