10/09/2026
One week in rehab and 34!total days in hospital. And finally my last day.. Finally confirmed that I am fully discharged effective 11am tomorrow morning.
I came expecting 10-14 days. But being discharged is honestly not the massive step I thought. It’s the first of many tiny ones.
Packets and exercise bands listing what I need to do daily, how many times per day, to keep getting stronger along with a list of warnings if I fall, bump my head, notice even a small amount of blood from places it shouldn’t be. Not “oh, let me call the doctor” but “call 911 immediately” type instructions. Blood thinners are terrifying.
Prescriptions for a bunch of things. Strong recommendations for multi vitamins regularly.
And liquid supplements like boost or ensure.
Of those three things I think the multivitamins and bios are the most expensive. Like stupidly so.
Gas literally a fraction of the cost per gallon. Crazy.
Outpatient PT is next, then my ENT (because my cancer is on my tongue), then Dana Farber and more doctors. Getting discharged is just the first step in an exhausting list of “next steps” scary stuff.
And then, looming in that mix is either chemo or radiation or possibly both.
So I’m happy to be going home. But the next steps are daunting to say the least.
Thank you again to everyone who has reached out with well wishes, sent cards, and made contributions to the go fund me. If I am being honest with all of you. I wasn’t sure anyone cared I’m happy to be proven so very wrong.
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