My brother and his fianc�e (Brian & Jamie) came to visit me in the hospital, and they sent me a very beautiful bouquet of flowers. Also, my good friend Angela came to visit me in the hospital, and she brought me a pretty butterfly balloon and a 6-pack of Lemon Propel :-) My oldest bother and sister-in-law (Buddy and Tricia) sent me a beautiful bouquet of flowers entitled "Let's Make Lemonade." My sister Roni waited with my mom during the actual surgery, but I didn't see much of her b/c I was so out of it. She had to go somewhere later in the day. While she was at the hospital, though, she did some Raiki (energy healing) on me trying to alleviate some for the discomfort and pain. Roni is an acupuncturist. My mom (Maggie) stayed in the hospital with me the whole time. Once we returned home, my best friend Joy cam to stay with me for 2 days just to help out with the first 36 hours at home. She was great for moral support and getting me outside to walk when I didn't really feel like it!
The first thing I did when I got home was collapse into my bed. I missed it so much; hospital beds are too small to spread out and stretch. Did I tell you that I don't make a very good patient :-)
