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I Am Grateful Today. Cancer Surgery #1.Part 3. 2017.98.

Tuesday 15th August 2017 by Denyse Whelan

I Am Grateful Today. Cancer Surgery #1. Part 3. 2017.98.

For those of you who have been following my story of having cancer, the surgery for cancer and the recovery, this post is bringing you up to date with my first month at home.

Going home! Are there any better words when you have been in hospital? I do not think so! I spent the whole of the journey back home being very grateful for my discharge from Chris O’Brien Lifehouse and being entrusted into my loving husband’s care. I think I talked all the way home as it had been some time (ok, 10 days!) since I had been outside the walls of the hospital.

The following photos will tell part of my story of gratitude.

However, throughout all of this ‘cancer journey’ the one person I am most grateful to is my husband:

the yin to my yang, the calm to my panic, the voice of reason to the voice of worry, the patient man for the patient who is often less than patient….I dedicate this post to him.

And even though he dislikes the attention, I have told him often enough that without his care, love, compassion, practical skills and commonsense my time becoming accustomed to have cancer and facing the serious surgery would have been much, much harder.

I am very grateful to B:

Here I am …within one month even I can see the differences and I know I feel different inside and much more ‘like me’ so I am incredibly grateful for healing time, a good body, great medical and surgical support and my outlook!

Taken on 12 August 2017, 4 weeks after my arrival home from hospital.

I am most grateful for YOUR support and care via your comments, your Facebook updates and those on Instagram. Thank you all!

Denyse.

Joining with Kylie Purtell for I Blog on Tuesdays and Leanne for her link up called Lovin Life on Thursdays.

The gratitude post in photos!

: On the way…to the M1! M1 leads to HOME.

: My ‘first’ venture with this walker at the ‘loo stop at the Hawkesbury River.

: Very grateful for the fun footwear…in complete contrast to the right leg

: Some of my lovely cards and gifts for which I was very grateful.

: Selfies done most days helped me measure progress.

: Look! I am standing for taking a selfie. I became quite unwell later this day with the effects of the anti-biotic. Grateful to stop it!!

: Yes, I miss my smile but I can see glimpses of it re-appearing so it is good to take pics.

: Grateful to be getting out with B in the car and seeing my beloved beach

: The visits by the community nurses are helpful for changing the dressings and examining the wounds.

: I am in bed most happily by 7 pm.

: So grateful to be outside again and taking pics of my flowers.

: Grateful for making mandalas. These kept me peaceful and mindful both in hospital and at home.

: Visits from grandchildren rock my world!

: Yes, there are days that I am sad and I am grateful to be able to express my fears to my husband, to my GP and to write about them.

: A lovely day meant “get out in the sun and enjoy some warmth on your poor legs!”

: Today is Monday 14 August 2017 and I feel the best I have since surgery. My dear husband suggested that I might actually be ready for my first drive in 6 weeks today. And I was! It felt OK and it was the beginning of further independence. But he says he will still do the grocery shopping ..yay!