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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Home SWEET home

Blogger was down earlier, so I wasn't able to post this sooner, but...

TODD IS HOME!!!!!


We were pretty surprised when they came in this morning telling us that Todd was being discharged today. We hardly dared believe it. He still had all his therapy sessions, and even went to Best Buy, and picked out a CD, which he surprised me with.

Here he is at Best Buy with his OT Celeste and the Recreational Therapist Dave:

Afterword we stopped at the cafeteria for ice cream, and Todd was able to realize that he was getting overwhelmed, so we went back to his room and he rested while we got all sorts of discharge orders, prescriptions, and instructions.

Here he is finally exiting the hospital, with all his paraphernalia, being helped by his Nurse, Susan:

And finally arriving home, to be greeted by Oli and the doggies: He missed all three of them so much:

And our family, together in one piece, in one place.


HOME

8 comments:

Cassie said...

Oh my gosh I am SO happy he's home!!! Please let us know if you need help with anything while you're all getting readjusted. Love ya so much!

Halley Amor said...

That is so Awesome! It was also amazing to see all those pictures. Made me feel like I was there. Keep up the hard work Todd. Hayes

Jed and Kate said...

I am so glad to see that Todd is home! You guys were the focus of my fast this last Sunday, and I will continue to keep you guys in my prayers as you adjust to his recovery at home. Take care and keep us posted!
-Kate

Unknown said...

That is awesome news! We're so excited that he was able to go home.

And hey, no one told me Todd had a RT. I was honestly starting to worry that no one used RT's because Todd's recovery would be awesome with one and yet he didn't have one. But he does, which might I add, Rocks! Probably the coolest form of therapy out there...

-Allison

Misty and Jake said...

I am so glad that he is home!!!!!!
I plan on doing dinner for you guys. Let me know what day you would like that. Must be before the 13th since I am leaving on the 14th!

Unknown said...

I am So happy to hear that Todd made it home! I love the family picture! ONE HAPPY FAMILY! Good luck in the weeks to come as he is home recovering.

Don Fallick said...

Wow! we've all been praying for this day. People on three continents have been praying for this day. But I never expected it come so soon. Todd, you are AWESOME!

Unknown said...

This brings happy tears of joy to my eyes. We love you.