Quick Note That I’m At Home Now

I woke up a short time ago and am hea­ding back to bed shortly. My body said “hey, time for your meds”. :)

But I wan­ted to take a quick moment to update ever­yone and let you know that I am home and am being cared for by the best nur­ses in the world. My dear hus­band has been beside him­self making sure I have everything I need. He’s teaching me that it is ok to let someone else take care of me for a change. I can’t ima­gine going through this without his und­ying love and support.

My won­der­ful brother has been hand­ling the hou­se­work and taking care of the dog for me, and his strength and help mean so much to me. I’ll never for­get how he’s willing to set aside his own life for me at this time.
(These two men are ama­zing caregivers!)

The kids have been ama­zingly sup­por­tive and are being quiet so I could sleep (for once, no loud teen music or friends slee­ping over!).

Friends are hel­ping out as much as pos­si­ble and sen­ding food for me so I don’t need to think about what to eat when I don’t even want to think about food.

And I wan­ted to share my immense gra­ti­tude for all of you who have expres­sed such won­der­fully kind words of hope and caring. It means more to me than you will ever know.

So, I am in ama­zing hands. I will be slee­ping a lot more than usual over the next few days, but I plan to tell you all about the hos­pi­tal and some of the ama­zing heroes that were so kind to me there. Mirac­les can be found, no mat­ter where you are.
(I even had the chance to ins­pire a nurse to tears of joy, but more on that later)

Thank you again for all your pra­yers and well wishes. I am cer­tain all that posi­tive energy went a long way to get­ting me home soo­ner than we all expected.

29 Comments so far »

  1. Ted and Kim Crowder said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 9:34 am

    Great, Glad to hear everything is going smoothly. Wish we were there to whip you up some breakfast!

    Ted and Kim

  2. Allison said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 9:48 am

    Syl­vie,

    So glad you are home, and being cared for like you need and deserve! I’d send you a lasagna and some apple dum­plings, if I thought they’d sur­vive the mail! :) Keep on truc­kin’ baby :)

    Allli­son

  3. Shiela said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 9:55 am

    HI Dar­ling!

    Well why am I not sur­pri­sed you’ve already hit the key­board — what took you so long :)

    Goo­dies are on the way — I ship­ped them yes­ter­day the US Post office say’s 4–7 days. Two boxes coming — but not all full of goodies.

    More coming soon :)

    So glad to see you pos­ting already — we love you!!!

    Shiela and the gang

  4. Siriol Jameson said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 10:37 am

    Hi Syl­vie,

    You are really a hero! We put you and Michel in our pra­yers every night. Exce­llent that you have such great help.

    Keep up the good work.

    Siriol Jame­son

  5. Margaret MacGillivray said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 11:46 am

    Glad to hear that you’re home and being so well loo­ked after. Best wishes from Scot­land
    Margaret

  6. Ladan Lashkari said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 12:36 pm

    Hi Syl­vie,

    When I chec­ked my emails a few minu­tes ago and saw a new post noti­fi­ca­tion from your blog, I was exci­ted to hear what’s new with you and how you’re feeling.

    It’s great to see you’re fine and are get­ting bet­ter and bet­ter. You’ve been on my mind since yes­ter­day and I’ve been sen­ding warm wishes over to you! :-)

    Hea­ring what you and Michel say really ins­pi­res me and helps me see life through the ama­zing win­dows of love and being posi­tive. Thank you for sha­ring this all with us Sylvie.

    Take care of your­self and have a great day!

    Ladan

  7. Tracey said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 2:17 pm

    Syl­vie,

    glad to hear all went well & that you are being well taken care of. If defi­nat­ley makes a dif­fe­rence when you have peo­ple around you that love you & go above & beyond their nor­mal to help someone out in their time of need. Its funny how ins­pite of the major things that you go thru that heros appear out of no where. I have had that expe­rience myself.

    God bless you & your family. Take care.

  8. Cris & Loretta said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 2:29 pm

    Hi Syl­vie

    We have been away on holi­day and not close to a com­pu­ter. Glad to hear that you are now back reco­ve­ring. Our pra­yers are with you.

    Best wishes

    Cris & Loretta

  9. Dr.Mani said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 2:41 pm

    Been chec­king this page to see what’s hap­pe­ning, and am glad to see you back home, cheer­ful and well on the path to recovery.

    Oh, and you’re right about Michel being an ama­zing guy too :)

    Speedy reco­very

    Dr.Mani

  10. abdellah said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 3:36 pm

    wish you a speedy recovery.

  11. Joanna said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 4:17 pm

    Hi Syl­vie,

    You don’t know me–I’m a rea­der of Michael’s blog. I emai­led him an intro­duc­tion a cou­ple of days ago.

    I just wan­ted to encou­rage you to be kind to your­self. You’re on an ama­zing jour­ney, and you and Michael will find many gifts along the way (I know this sounds strange, but it looks like you’ve already found a few.)

    I’ll keep you both in my prayers,

    Joanna

  12. Nell Taliercio said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 4:21 pm

    I’m glad to hear you are doing well and being well cared for. You rest up and take it easy. You’re still in my thoughts.

  13. Skip and Karen Stewart said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 5:39 pm

    Hey Syl­vie, thanks for the update. You take good care of
    your self. Hope to see you and Michel at Big Semi­nar
    if you able.

    It will not be the same will out you both.

    Our pra­yers are for your health and family and to see you
    back on your feet.

    The mar­ke­ting com­mu­nity needs you.

    Skip and Karen Stewart

  14. Maria Madeira said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 8:31 pm

    My Dear Friend Sylvie

    It’s like Dr. Mani say “Been chec­king this page to see what’s hap­pe­ning…”, me too :-)

    I am so glad that you are doing OK. Every thing will be OK, just keep doing like you are, and so soon you will be com­ple­tely OK.

    Maria Madeira — “The Angel Of Dis­tance Loving Help”

    P.S. I will be here, all days, “wai­ting” for more good news from you!

  15. Ellen said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 8:41 pm

    Hello Syl­vie,
    I am thri­lled to learn that you are doing so well — and so quickly. You are most cer­tainly in good hands. Your hus­band is a trea­sure and your family all quite loving to take care of you like this. You remain in my pra­yers.
    Ellen

  16. Phil Ballard said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 8:47 pm

    Hi, Syl­vie ~

    I am so glad you are doing so well ~ so fast ~ YOU are a very strong lady and we are all very proud of you ! I can see that out pra­yers were ans­we­red ~ ” You must have had a lot of them,”

    Take Care & get bet­ter just as fast!
    Phil,
    Phil Ballard

  17. Angela said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 9:02 pm

    So glad to hear you are out of the hos­pi­tal and doing good! I don’t know you per­so­nally but have been follo­wing along. Take Care.

    Angela Wills

  18. Jennifer Houck said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 9:53 pm

    So happy to hear all went so well at the hos­pi­tal. I was pra­ying for you as I was dri­ving my little girl to preschool.

    (((HUGS))). You are in my prayers.

  19. Glenn Coleman said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 11:04 pm

    Hi Syl­vie,

    Isn’t it won­der­ful how a pain­ful event can create such
    a won­der­ful attrac­tion of caring and posi­tive energy.

    I’m rea­ding your blog, and it’s like a best selling novel,
    loa­ded with emo­tions and real life stories.

    These types of situa­tions help remind us of what is
    impor­tant and helps to appre­ciate and con­nect with
    ever­yone around us.

    Cool what hap­pe­ned at the hos­pi­tal. You are obviously
    riding a power­ful wave of faith and determination.

    All the best in your healing.

    Bles­sings,

    Glenn Cole­man
    North Van­cou­ver, B.C.

  20. Jillian Wheeler said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 11:06 pm

    Hi, Syl­vie,

    It’s won­der­ful to hear you are home and soun­ding so good!

    I’m con­ti­nuing to add my pra­yers to all those coming your way.

    Jill Whee­ler

  21. Evelyn said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 11:17 pm

    Hi Syl­vie,

    Glad your reco­very is going well. You’ll remain in my thoughts and pra­yers in the days ahead.

  22. Tatiana Velitchkov said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 11:37 pm

    Dear Syl­vie,

    Such a won­der­ful news that you are back home,
    and on your way to a com­plete reco­very and
    surroun­ded by so much love from your hus­band,
    family and friends!

    I am so glad that all went in such a good way
    and am sure that you’ll be your beau­ti­ful and
    filled with life and hap­pi­ness self before you know it!

    Take care dear soul and know that you are loved
    and save, and God Bless you and yours!

    Warmly
    Tatiana V.

  23. Ron Passfield said on:

    September 12, 2006 at 11:41 pm

    Hi Syl­vie

    My thoughts and pra­yers are with you. Hope your speedy reco­very con­ti­nues — I admire your cou­rage, entre­pre­nu­rial spi­rit and open­ness. I am sure your blog­ging will pro­vide won­der­ful sup­port to others as well.

    Can­cer has touched many friends and collea­gues of mine of late. I appre­ciate your pos­tings and the opti­mism and honesty that pervades.

    Ron Pass­field
    Bris­bane Australia

    PS I know from expe­rience that com­ments on blogs boost search engine ran­kings of the blog — so please other rea­ders don’t hesi­tate to post as one small way to help.

  24. Tim Warren said on:

    September 13, 2006 at 3:38 am

    Hi Syl­vie,

    Glad to hear you’re home and being taken care of. Also glad to hear everything went so well… even set a record — you over achie­ver you :~)

    I’ll keep you in my prayers.

    Warm regards,

    Tim

  25. John Anghelache said on:

    September 13, 2006 at 11:47 am

    Syl­vie,

    Karen and I are so happy that you’re doing
    well and have loving sup­port during this time.
    Hang in there and you’ll beat this. We wish
    you a speedy recovery.

    Love,

    John and Karen Anghelache

  26. Kay and Dave Mitchell said on:

    September 13, 2006 at 1:56 pm

    Syl­vie,

    So won­der­ful to see you home again in Michel’s caring hands (and the rest of your family too)!

    If you like old movies, “You Can’t Take it With You” with Jimmy Ste­wart is one that we really like and is very funny.

    God bless you as you go through the hea­ling pro­cess, one day at a time!

    Kay & Dave

  27. Jeanette Barnes said on:

    September 13, 2006 at 5:45 pm

    Syl­vie,

    I was totally ama­zed to hear that you’re home already. It defi­ni­tely shows the strength and deter­mi­na­tion you have.

    I hope the recu­pe­ra­tion con­ti­nues to go well so you and Michel can con­ti­nue on your loving jour­ney together. Please know that you are both in my thoughts and prayers.

    Huggs,
    Jea­nette Barnes

  28. Dori said on:

    September 17, 2006 at 11:11 pm

    HI Syl­vie,

    You have occu­pied so much of my thoughts lately that it is just won­der­ful to read that you are home and in good spi­rits :-)

    cheers,
    Dori

  29. Donna LaFerr said on:

    September 23, 2006 at 7:42 pm

    9/​23/​06

    Syl­vie:

    Although I don’t know you per­so­nally, I know what it’s like to have medi­cal pro­blems. My thoughts and pra­yers are with you.

    Sin­ce­rely,

    Donna LaFerr

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