Morning Light

This morning I was awake at daybreak. After assisting Chester with turning over in bed and getting comfortable with his mountain of pillows (tossing and turning is now a two person dance!), I could not fall back asleep. I decided to dress and take a long walk, stretching out my body and getting my circulation going in preparation for another busy day. I sat outside on a bench and watched the morning light slowly rise, weeping at the simple beauty of being alive. This is the kind of state that living with Chester arouses in me- sheer awe, generous emotional outpouring, and a huge gratitude for every dawn and dusk that we share.

After our morning scones and juice, we are now up and rolling. Chester's Physical Therapist is due at 9 am, followed by Speech Therapy at 11 am, followed by a hospital visit at 2 pm.

Yesterday we had a follow-up visit to check on the blood clots. We were heartened to learn that the location of the blood clots do not pose a great risk of the clots travelling to Chester's lungs. Chester is going to continue on the blood thinner to prevent further clots and we will get another assessment tomorrow with Dr. Hartman. Also Wednesday is a visit with Dr. Tang, who will look at Chester's head wound and hopefully feel that the stiches are ready to come out. Chester's head has been healing very beautifully, both the surgical wound as well as the skin burns from radiation.

And so it continues. We will be posting more soon. In the meantime, remember that you can email Chester directly at his regular email account. He loves to hear from his friends!