Day 123: Sweet Home All Together

(Hopefully you all got the Lynyrd Skynyrd reference)

After 24 days in the hospital and a series of challenges we are all finally home together!

Leading up to our discharge today Cristian has been doing great from a recovery standpoint. No fevers, no belly pain, increased appetite, and increased neutrophils! All of the things that the doctors said they were waiting to see became a reality today.

As the doctors came in to evaluate Cristian this morning and determine if it was safe to discharge, I was on FaceTime to get the update and ask any questions which may have arisen. As soon as they mentioned we were being discharged I hopped into the car to pick up mom and Cristian. I was in the car and on the road before the call ended!

Cristian and Leena had a nice reunion after what had to have seemed like a lifetime for these two. Leena initially walked past Cristian’s room where he was playing, but as soon as she noticed him she lit up and said “oh hi! What are you doing?”. Adorable does not describe the moment. It feels so wonderful to have our whole family under one roof!

Now we get to enjoy “normal” life until next week when we start the next phase of treatments, which unfortunately include a planned 3-4 day hospital stay. That means we have to spend as much time together and possible between now and then.

We thank everyone who has been supporting us and praying for Cristian’s recovery. We firmly believe that Cristian’s recovery was Gods will and would not have been possible without all the prayers and faith.

Don’t stop now however! The hospital stays and treatments in this next phase introduce new challenges which we haven’t faced before and we pray they will be easy for Cristian.