Home Sweet Home

I apologize for not letting you know earlier that we are officially home. I think we were simply so happy to be in our own home that we didn't post.

Sara single-handedly loaded the Highlander in Omaha and Bridget unloaded it once we got to Kearney (Mahalek women are strong), Jim came by after work and set up the television and computer, Dick and Sharon brought supper, Sadie went out to patrol her yard and rolled in something smelly (she is no longer a fancy city dog), and all was well.

Dan has visited his coffee group and Sandy has been to Horizon. It is so nice to see good friends and catch up on things. We've been to the Good Samaratin Cancer Center where they will do his blood testing (like they did at UNMC) and it seems nice. There have been some things to work out between UNMC and Kearney and some miscommunications...but that is normal.

The only dark clouds are that Dan is still struggling with nausea (he only eats about a packet and a half of oatmeal a day), his incision still "weeps," and his legs swell to an alarming size if he is up for even 15 minutes. (They can't give him diuretics because it is hard on the new kidney.) It is getting kind of old. However, we got medicine for the nausea today....so maybe he can keep some food down and he is keeping his feet elevated and maybe tomorrow we'll try those support stocking things.

Otherwise....Sandy feels good and will start back at school next Wednesday for half days and Sadie is thrilled to be home and we continue to be overwhelmed by the thoughtfulness of friends and family.

Note: Our lawn looks better than it ever has because John and Jake Weis have been mowing it (a huge undertaking) so we (all three) were welcomed home with a beautiful yard and banners and balloons from Jim, Bridget, Ryan, Alexa, Linda, and Jeanine. My favorite part of the big banner was a stick figured Grandma handing a kidney to the stick figured Grandpa....and Sadie got her own banner too.