Happy Friday, friends. Have you seen that Dea published a comment on yesterday’s sandwich post? Her response is at: https://www.deaperry.com/2019/06/13/i-pity-that-sandwich/ but I’ve also reposted it, below, on this page so it’s easier to find.
Maybe Dea covers all the important stuff in her own words, but I’ll add a little just because I promised her that I would. It sounds like Dea’s post-op process continues to move forward productively, even if it inevitably takes a bunch of energy.
A welcome piece of news for today…
Dea’s lungs are clearing fluids so effectively after the surgery that today her team felt comfortable removing the long tube that was placed there to help keep her lungs clear. She reports that the world is a much more comfortable place with that bugger out of the way – and so she can breathe more deeply, more easily. Log another step forward.
A welcome piece of inspiration for today…
I asked Dea if there was ‘anything else’ she wanted me to post in the News of the Day and, before I could even finish my sentence, she was gushing about her good fortune to be in better circumstances than some of her floormates at the hospital, and her appreciation for the super-human diligence of her nurses, and the savvy competence of her surgeon. This was the most animated part of her update, and so it was all I could do to listen and listen to the river of gratitude. When she had finished listing all the hospital staffers around her, and all of the ways they were working like crazy to make the world a better place, she paused for a long moment. And then she said simply, ‘it’s a good day.’
Perhaps enough said. Sending you strength and love Dea P.