Home Sweet Home

Well we made it, we finally made it.  I have never been so excited to be home, and never before has home felt so much like home.  

Last week Friday, which now feels like so long ago, we went to the clinic so Sarah could receive a litre of fluid before the weekend trip to Banff.  She was topped up and then we continued to pack and clean up the apartment.  I am quite surprised at how much stuff we ended up having at the apartment but we did manage to fit it all in and make it home.  At about 2 Sarah's Dad and Margaret arrived and we were on our way to Banff, it was a fantastic weekend, it was so nice to get away from the apartment in the first place but to get away and go to a beautiful place like Banff made it much more enjoyable.  On Saturday we went up the gondola and enjoyed the view of Banff from up there.  The food and company was great so thanks to both of you very much!

On Monday morning we made it to the clinic, albeit a little late thanks to Ryan and his wife Sarah.  Sarah still had her pic line in so they started to draw the blood work.  The blood work this week was a big one, I think they stole 14 tubes of her blood, so they gave her a litre of fluid while we waited for the doctor to meet with us.  The doctor finally came to meet with us only to tell us that the bone marrow test results still hadn't arrived.  I think this worried Sarah and I at first but they were quick to tell us that we would still be able to go home.  Some of the blood work came back from that morning and we were told that her counts had increased again.  The doctor also told us that they aren't too concerned about the bone marrow results because everything else leads them to believe that things are going well.  They also said that they will call us if there is anything that concerns them with the bone marrow test.  They sent us on our way home with a few things to look out for.  Sarah has to be careful not to over exert herself and she also has to do her best not to get sick.  We don't have another appointment until January 10, but in the meantime Sarah will have some blood work done next week.  After the doctor cleared us to go the pic was pulled and we went to the apartment to start packing up the truck.  My friend Ryan wanted a lift to Edmonton so he was there and helped with the packing and cleaning which was really nice, because Sarah was able to watch us load up the truck and didn't have to carry anything.  We finally hit the road at 2:30 and were on our way, I think we were both amazed that the day had finally arrived.  For me it felt so fast, but then looking back and remembering all that we had been through it felt so long.  Needless to say we were both so excited to be on our way home.  We made it home at around six and started unloading the truck.  Linden was home first with Brenda and her girls.  It was so nice to see Linden in his own house, he was so excited to walk around and see all of his toys again.  He would pick up one toy play with it and then see another one and play with that one, he didn't know which toy to play with.  Selina arrived with Cael a little while later, finally all four of us where together in our own house.  It was a really emotional time, we are so happy and so thankful that we could be together and home again.  It is so nice to see the two boys together, its funny because it seems like they haven't missed a beat, Cael watches everything Linden does and Linden will bring Cael toys and gets excited when Cael wakes up from his nap.  It has been a huge adjustment for us, but it is so rewarding.  Last night while we were driving I said to Sarah that it feels so normal and routine already, being parents to our boys is something we both missed more than anything.  For now we are going to adjust to our new old life and enjoy Christmas.  

Sarah and I are planning to continue writing the blog, but for now we don't know how often, we both realize that this is the best way to let everyone know what is going on so keep this page bookmarked.  We are home, it feels so good to say/type that, I thought I would say it again.  Thank you so much to everyone who helped us out along this journey.  

K

...Sarah said she would write a blog entry tomorrow.

Cards in the hotel room

The view from the mountain top

The fluid top up before we came home

This is what kept Sarah going