We won't hear until the last minute of course. His white blood cell count is still pretty low. But they feel he's doing so well that he can actually come home and do the rest of the treatment as out-patient care. How cool is that?
In the mean time, he was flooded with visits from friends from work today. So many people wanted to sign the get-well card that they had to get three cards to fit everyones good wishes. And they took up a collection which was a wonderfully generous (and practical) gesture. Many many thanks to everyone.
When I left him tonight he was just staring up at his wall covered in cards and pictures, and he had this misty, sweet look on his face that had nothing to do with the medication and everything to do with his heart being lit up like Las Vegas in his chest.
If all goes well and the doctors and nurses agree, KD may be home with me by this time tomorrow. If not, it may be Saturday or Monday. But regardless, now more than ever it's a good idea to call ahead before going for a visit, in case he's just not at Shands anymore. He's not out of the woods yet of course. There's still weeks of treatments and watching and waiting and testing to see if things keep going the way they're supposed to. But maybe being out of the hospital will make the rest of this process a lot easier to handle.
As always, KD wants me to pass along thanks to everyone. With any luck he'll soon have a computer and be able to get in touch with the real world again. You'll probably each be hearing from him then during his long boring days stuck at home.
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