Saturday, September 6 2014
Big news for this weekend was that I got to go outside!!!! The PA told me Saturday morning that I could go outside and see our dog. I immediately began to cry. It was an unexpected blessing. Normally we (AML) patients can't go outside without neutrophils being high. Mine weren't but my doctor understood that I needed a diversion from the routine. It was 4 weeks to the day that I was admitted to the hospital that I was able to walk outside. As I went to leave the 8th floor, I thought, "I'm not even sure how to get out of the hospital. I have only come in, I haven't ever left!" I somehow found my way to the main door... Stepping outside into the fresh air, the sunshine, the fresh smells was exhilarating! Being able to be outside is a blessing! We were able to sit in the shade together and even play with our dog. I realized how the little things are such a blessing. An even greater blessing was being able to spend time with my family someplace other than the inside of a hospital.
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