We are very happy to be home. It is really a pretty easy drive for us but there is no place like home. Philip is unbelievably optimistic. I look at him in amazement. He was absolutely sure his heart was going to be smaller and equally sure the cardiac catheterization results will be positive. As a mother I love sharing his optimism and yet I feel caution because I don’t want him to be disappointed. On the other hand, a positive attitude goes a very long way when dealing with medical situations. The one thing that is definite is my admiration of him. His kindness and graciousness pours forth from him. He won’t let me keep anything to myself. I hadn’t mentioned my concern and he pushed me until I shared. He knows me well enough to know when something is on my mind. He told me that if we are going to go through this together I need to share everything.
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Thanks so much for forwarding the post-op piece SO YOU'RE HAVING SHOULDER SURGERY; I did read your work and was highly impressed with the clarity and granularity of your overview. It seems like it is the summation of all of the valuable anecdotal advice that slips thru the cracks and is never codified or appropriately transmitted when patients are scheduled for surgery or discharged. You are performing an extremely valuable service!!!
Harvey Ganot NY, NY
My dear friend Phil, IS a very incredible young man. I admire his calm, positive and very kind and gracious outlook!! He also cares deeply for his friends, asking them how THEY are doing, and sincerely caring for / about them! Phil has told me he is praying for me, as well. He is precious and I value him dearly and his friendship. My prayers remain in place for him! bighugz to all of you!
I was just talking with my coworker about this today at dinner . Don’t remember how in the world we got on the subject actually , they brought it up. I do recall eating a wonderful fruit salad with sunflower seeds on it. I digress…
Took me time to read all the comments, but I truly savored the post. It turned out to be very handy to me and I am sure to all the commenters here! It’s constantly great when you can not only be informed, but also entertained! I’m sure you had fun writing this post.