Friday, June 7, 2013

Loose ends

As the blog entries slow down, I am realizing that there are some details that were overlooked during the last couple of weeks.


 Here are some of the visitors that came to see Luke:


Josh, Lisa and Grant Catalano  




Larry & Mary Cruce (from Luke's work)

Morgan Torres-Unger with Alex
Steve & Cole Herrin
Fresh berries, cherries and apricots that the Catalano's picked and brought to the hospital
Luke's nurse taking out his central line just before we left last Friday

Luke untethered, unhooked and ready to go home last Friday

Week One

Progress continues.........
Today (Friday) concludes week 1 of Luke's return home. He is getting a bit stronger everyday and his incisions are looking better than expected.
He is getting lots of rest, but he is also getting up and walking a bunch, which is what the Dr's want him to do.

He has been able to get out of the house several times, including a family trip to the movies last Saturday (the day after he come home).

We have an appointment to return to the cardiologist next Wednesday, and we're not expecting any surprises.......just good news.

More Luke & Huckleberry time

Awesome goodie basket from Luke's fan club at Benelli


Some amazing fruit from our friends


The "Welcome Home" sign that greeted Luke upon his return


More warm greetings for Luke

Saturday, June 1, 2013

It's a beautiful Saturday

After a relatively traffic-free, Friday night drive home from Stanford, Luke is back where the real healing can take place......home. He was released last night after his final CT scan and surprisingly, he didn't want to wait around the hospital any longer than necessary.
We stopped at In N Out Burger on the way home, but Luke says that his taste buds are still a long ways away from being back to normal.

A cheeseburger and a chocolate shake...as per doctor's orders.








We got home and he received a warm welcome from family, friends.....and of course Huckleberry.

Luke hanging out with his canine brother

Greg, Luke & Cole just hanging out




As Luke returns home to heal, I am reminded of one of my favorite quotes from our church leaders;
"The home is the basis of a righteous life, and no other instrumentality can take its place or fulfill its essential functions in carrying forward this God-given responsibility" 


I know that this blog has served it's purpose, both for family & friends as well as for Luke. But sadly there will be less to report on in the coming days/weeks ahead.
I still have a few additional posts that I will be uploading in the near future, some will cover additional medical/surgical information and others will cover some of the highlights that I have overlooked.

Thank you for your comments. Thank you for your love. Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for your well wishes.  
We could not have done this without the support of everyone.

With sincere love and appreciation,

KAAL