Well, we really weren't sure we would be taking Michaela home today, but miracles do happen! This morning Michaela called me to tell me that the nurse said she could go home. About 2 hours later, she called to tell me that she was vomiting again:( I got another call about 2 hours later telling me that she had eaten 2 bags of pretzels and if she didn't throw them up, she could come home. I knew that Michaela would do ANYTHING not to have to stay there another day. I think it had something to do with Kirk having a birthday tomorrow:) She really didn't want him to have to sleep on that uncomfortable pull-out couch another night. I also think she wanted him to take a shower since he hadn't taken one in 3 days. LOL! ( I may get in trouble for posting that)
My flight got into SLC about 2:30pm and we were on the road about 4:00pm. We were a little scared about the trip home, but again, Michaela proved us wrong. She was a trooper. She looked funny holding her pan in front of her (in case she got sick) and singing along with the radio! We had to stop 3 times so that she could stretch and use the restroom. I'm not sure what people thought of her when they saw her in her bathrobe, but she didn't seem to mind.
When we arrived home, we stopped in to see the family. My parents and sister, KK, and her husband, Bryan, were there to greet us. DeAnne and Kortney had made a 'welcome home' sign which we noticed on the front of the house. That brought a smile to her face!
The best part of the night was going over to DeAnne's house to wash Michaela's greasy hair. LOL! DeAnne has a hair salon in her home with a chair that reclines back to the sink, and because Michaela can't bend over to wash her hair, it was the perfect solution. Her hair was so greasy that we needed to use Dawn to get the grease out before using shampoo! Yikes! Michaela was determined to have clean hair before getting into bed! That's my girl!!!!
Thank you so much for all you have done to help us get through this tough time. We are so blessed to have great friends and family. Your prayers and words of comfort have meant the world to us. Michaela has felt of your love and support as well. The doctors want Michaela to take it easy for the next 2-3 months. She will be be ordering us around all summer, but we are more than happy to help:) We continue to pray that Michaela's body will recover fully from her surgery and that she will be able to live a normal life again.
Again, thank you!! We will keep this blog to inform you of her progress.
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