As much as I hate to admit it, staying here for Christmas was the right thing to do. I am slowly gaining my strength back from the stomach surgery, but need a few more days of rest before we head home but, I am already starting pack. We are boxing up all my summer clothes and will mail them back, and we bought a car top carrier for all of our extras.
The Wednesday before Christmas, Crystal and Wayne's niece, Lora, came over for a visit and bearing gifts. We have two small Christmas trees decorated and garland, bows and lights to make the apartment more festive. Wayne and I would go out for an hour or so every afternoon shopping and we eventually got it all done. He wrapped all the gifts, so we managed to get everything done, and with all the gifts it was "beginning to look a lot like Christmas."
The next day Cathy and Kayce flew in after spending the best share of the day at O'Hare. On Friday night Wayne took them to a Duke basketball game and they got to sit with the Cameron Crazies, which they loved. My nephew Daniel stopped in on Saturday evening to spend the night on his way to Florida. It was so nice to have a steady stream of company. It really made it seem more like home.
Sunday morning we packed up the car and made the 3 hour drive to Caroline and Jim's house at the coast. Their house was decorated beautifully and Caroline and Crystal had all the menus planed out and it was wonderful. We lit candles and sang Christmas carols and I was able to eat anything that was soft, and even had a few pieces of candy. It turned out to be a wonderful holiday.
We came home late Christmas day, and Cathy and Kayce flew back to Chicago. I saw the stomach surgeon on Friday and he has released me to go home. I'm having severe problems with my immune system and will have a 4 hour infusion on Wednesday and every 3 months from now on. IF all goes well, it is possible that my pulmonary doctor could release me on Thursday. As long as I stay healthy, I should be good to go.
Have a safe New Year and hope your Christmas was as magical as ours.
God Bless,
Joy
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Great to hear that you are on the "home" stretch...FINALLY!! It really was wonderful having all of you here for the holiday's. Keep us posted and we will see you before you head back up north. Another 70 degree here today, so another day of cruising historic New Bern was on the schedule. Well back to packing up the Christmas decorations till next year.
Love,
Caroline Gay
We are so glad to hear you had a wonderful Christmas with your family and are packing to come home soon. Ours prays are being answered even though it has been a long hard struggle for you and Wayne. We have been checking your blog every night to see how you are doing. Wayne thanks for keeping us updated. Joy we will still keep you and Wayne in our prays. We know there will still be more therapy for you up here in the cold northern Illinois.
Take care and continue to keep us posted.
Audrey and Betty
Dear Joy and Wayne,
This time I am writing...Steve and I are in Florida enjoying some really nice weather. Christmas was a wonderful affair again here at Chez Bauer. Shirley is doing a great job of making us all fat! The guys are making me dizzy with constant changing of channels from one football game to another! But we're excited that Penn State could pull off a win last night. We weren't too sure it would happen.
We are thrilled to learn about your possible release back to the real world this week. We're ready to have you back. It's sure been a journey for you. This morning's paper, as every New Year's edition does, reflected on the past year and all that has happened. No one has been through more this year than you. For all the downs you got through, the ups certainly paid off. And we're proud of you for fighting this fight!
We're looking forward to New Year's and all that 2008 has to bring. For you, we continue to pray for a complete recovery. For us, we continue to dwell on all the wonderful blessings we already have.
Happy New Year Joy and Wayne!
Love,
Trina & Steve
Happy, Happy New Year!! What wonderful news that you are packing to head north. I just knew that Christmas would be great wherever you were. You have a wonderful, loving family who would do all they could to make it that way for you. We pray for continued improvement and happy days ahead for both of you. You deserve a GREAT 2008!! Love to you, Sharon
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