Day 73: Home At Last

11am could not come fast enough. That is the time when we were set to be discharged from the hospital and continue the antibiotics from home. Luckily Cristian was able to sleep in a bit, even with the nurses frequently coming in to check him. This meant that by the time he woke up and was ready to start the day it was 8am. 3 hours to go.

When the Dr finally stopped by to go over the discharge information things went as planned, mostly. There was a requirement that Cristian take the first dose of the “at home” antibiotic prior to leaving. Even though Cristian has been taking medicine since the start of this ordeal, it has not gotten easier. If anything our tricks to get him to take the medicine are fading in their effectiveness. This morning was no exception and it took over 30 minutes before he finally downed the meds and we were on our way.

Once we got home Cristian decided to lay down on the living room carpet and watch his tablet. This is one of his favorite spots in the house. He was so exhausted from this stent that eventually fell asleep on the floor. Not long after his sister woke up from her nap, and once she noticed he was there she sat down next to him. You could tell that she missed her buddy!

The remainder of the evening was very low key. We stepped out briefly to pick up Cristian’s prescription as well as some dinner. As expected, Cristian elected for some french fries, but didn’t eat that many. We are hopeful that the appetite stimulant meds which he is now taking will help his hunger return (that just means one more medicine to fight him over though).

The last few days have had a lot of prayer, a little sleep, and ended in some relief. We will be returning to the hospital several times this week for follow up checks, but at least we will return home each time. We will be praying that the check ups wrap up quickly so he doesn’t have to go through as much. We ask for others to pray for this as well and for Cristian to be healed overall.