This morning Sydney says she wishes that we could snuggle together and I tell her we can. I crawl in to bed with her and lay there for a while. We try to take a picture of ourselves but it is still very early in the morning and too dark. Dr. Fornari comes in during this time and says maybe she can go home later today. She says she doesn't want to and he tells her we'll wait and see. I try to reassure her that we will be okay when we get home but she feels more comfortable with the nurses near by. I completely understand that but I don't think one more day will make her any less afraid. Sydney is more awake than she has been since the surgery. She doesn't sleep much at all and wants to get up and move a bit. She and I go for an early morning stroll and I push her in the wheelchair out in to the brisk morning air. We go to McDonald's and I get some coffee and she gets something else that she inevitably won't eat but sounds good to her right then. Brian and Jack arrive and while Brian gets breakfast for us, Jack and I wheel Sydney to the classroom on our floor. She sits at the computer for a few minutes and plays a game. We're not there long but it feels good to do something outside of the room we've been living in.
A Resident comes in and removes the large bandage on Sydney's back. This hurts and bit and she is glad when it is over. He puts a much smaller bandage on that will remain until we have our first office appointment next Tuesday.
Later in the morning my mom, Bryan, Kim and Maddie come to see Syd. Brian and Jack leave for Jack's piano lesson. Maddie brought things to wash Syd's face and clean and brush her hair. Sydney appreciates it because she hasn't felt like having her hair brushed since the surgery.
When her make-over is complete everyone but me goes down to McDonald's to get some lunch. They take Syd in the wheelchair. Eventually Dr. Newton and Dr. Fornari come in to see how she is doing. Dr. Newton says she can go home today and she tells him she isn't ready. I tell Dr. Newton that she is afraid to go home but that I think we are ready and can handle it. We haven't seen the nurse much today at all because we have been doing most things ourselves. I don't see a reason to stay another night when we can do the same thing at home. He seems to think as long as I am not afraid and feel confident caring for her at home then we are ready to go. He says we can leave later today. The nurse comes in and says she will start the paperwork and get us the prescriptions we need and the discharge instructions. We are at the hospital for most of the day and finally at 5:00 p.m. or so we are on our way. Even though we could not have asked for better care during our stay, it feels good to be going home. All of the nurses who cared for Sydney during our time at the hospital were so patient with her. I really appreciate that. We say goodbye to our room.
And we make that final walk down the hall.
When we get home Gracie cannot wait to see Sydney but quickly realizes that she is not quite herself. She amazingly becomes very calm around Syd and just lays next to her all the time. They definitely missed each other.
And at this moment, all is right with the world.
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