August 9, 2013

Friday..home sweet home.  This week felt like forever.  Cody got all his meds today and did a lot of sleeping.  He is feeling the effects of the chemo.  When he finally woke up around 1:00, his dad and his dad's friend were there.  We ventured down to the cafeteria for lunch.  They let him leave the floor when the chemo is finished.  So he drags his IV pole and off we go.  Unfortunately, he did not want much to eat so nibbled on a salad.  After lunch we went up to the 14th floor where there is a huge recreation room for adults and even an outside patio.  (Still hard for me to remember he is an adult).  There is always something going on there.  So he and his dad and the friend, TJ played pool.  I could tell it was exhausting Cody.  He sat when it was not his turn and had trouble with the stick.  But he played.  When we finished, he was back in his bed and needed a nap.  I went and sat with TJ and we shed some tears and talked about life and a lot of other things.  He is a good guy and very sweet.  He drove here from Pittsburgh to see Cody.  He and Cody's dad are coming here tomorrow.
We left Sloan today at 5:30 ish and got home in a little over an hour.  Cody had an appetite so we stopped at Chipolte, his choice and he ate well.  It saddens me when he sees his friends from high school.  He saw one of his soccer buddies and there is Cody carrying a backpack full of fluids with IV tubes connected to his chest.  He does not seem embarrassed but it has to hit him. Plus he is there with his mom....again. I try to step away so they can talk.  I do hear him telling his friend about the chemo and stuff.  He is the brave one.
Tomorrow I will be the one de-acsessing his mediport.  I will be the one that takes the needles out when the fluids and meds finish.  It will be my first time doing this but I can do it.
He said "it feels so good to be home".  And he is right.  He crashed a little while ago and I am not far behind.  Thanks for all the support and for always reading my blog..xoxoxoxo