I am so grateful to my friends who showed concern for Sandy and Naoma Morgan and I want to give you an up-date.
Naoma's Surgery was scheduled for 10 AM and she went back to surgery around 11:45 AM. The boys and I did not arrive at the Hospital until 1:30 PM and by then she was still in surgery. We were able to visit her in Recovery around 2:35 PM and she was moved to her room around 3 PM. The surgery we were told went well and the surgeon had to take parts of her large intestine and also some of her small intestine out. She is categorized at Stage III Colon Cancer and will stay in the Hospital for 5 to 7 days and then we should find out more about future treatments.
I admit I was not sure how the boys would react to see her in the hospital and I have to say they both did wonderful. They charmed the nurses in Recovery and they asked very good questions all around. They both new that Naoma has cancer so they wanted to know as much detail as possible. I admit they looked very happy to hear that it was not the same cancer then Hope had and of course I understood because they remember so well how sad they were when Hope lost her fight against cancer. I told Connor and Alexander that every cancer is different and that we will always hope for the best outcome.
I admit I did not enter the Pikes Peak Regional Hospital with the best feelings considering my past annoyances and just plain anger at this place BUT here I have to say the Nurses we met in Recovery and the ones on the floor were very nice, polite and easy to talk to. So I am still not going to use it for our care but I might soften my stance on how well the actual Hospital works after I can observe more in the next 7 days .... I know I am so critical, but this is a new side effect that came with JDM!
After we left the Hospital we headed home to prepare dinner for Sandy and we arrived at the Morgan's house around 4:45 PM. I admit that I was selfish because I love visiting with Sandy so I brought a movie for the boys to watch in order for me to have some quiet time to sit and visit :)
My question tonight is 'How do you try to help without being pushy and trying to take over someones life?' :) I admit if I was given the chance I would have packed up Sandy and moved him into our home. Of course intellectually I know they have taken care of each other for a long time BUT we the younger generation also see that some help would be beneficial especially when it comes to access to medical care.
Now here is where the Morgan's can be lucky! and I know that sooner or later Sandy will read this and talk to me about the following I am writing :)
If I was there daughter I would most likely move heaven and earth for them to sell their home and have them use that money to move into a beautiful Assisted Living Residence in Colorado Springs. Just the thought to have close medical attention would be my selling point plus of course other convenience's as in not having to drive long distances for shopping and entertainments.
However, I am not their daughter so they are safe in regards to me taking over their life. I will still be a voice in their ear and maybe the seed will plant?
Now my day did start early today at 7 AM. I actually cleaned all four bathrooms and the Kitchen Floor and Hallway. I was done at 10:30 AM, tired but glad I did it. Connor got his Methrotrexate Shot this morning as well and I have to video tape it for you all to see how easy this one procedure is in our home. He sits still for the injection and when it is over he does a belly dance singing 'Shake, Shake, Shake... Shake, Shake, Shake .... Shake that Belly, Shake that Belly!' :) Because I always tell him to wiggle his belly so the Chemo Drug can move around and not sit in one place. Silly but it works and makes him laugh.
Tomorrow is 'No Child Left Inside' Day here in Colorado and it is a lot of fun to get out and join the huge amount of activities that are planned for that day. I had planned to take the boys for a hike but my precious son's did not shrug a bit when I told them that we will instead take Mr. Morgan to the Hospital to see his wife. Connor even said how much he loved his Visitors even if I do not quiet recall it that way because I remember him getting upset when someone showed up while he was watching a movie or playing a game ... maybe this is his way of thinking it is payback time and now bother others in the hospital? :) So here I went from thinking how wonderful caring my boys are to second guessing it all - haha
Wishing all of you a wonderful weekend! Ours will be beautiful tomorrow afternoon when Ron gets home for one day before heading to Chile.
Hugs,
R A C A
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