re-entry.

Re-entry back into "normal life" has not been as smooth a ride as we thought. I think this is mostly because both Mike and I are more exhausted than we even begin to understand. Completing simple tasks around the house is a huge challenge. Simple things like showering, dressing and eating tire Mike. It doesn't help that the weather back here is Nebraska has been dreary, rainy and very cold. (With Mike's 19 pound weigh loss he has been a bit chilly anyway. ) It is hard to grab a winter parka in April even though the temperatures are in the 30's! Part of the discomfort is that Mike is still not sleeping well at night even though he is exhausted. We do believe that the anesthesia and drugs continue to linger in his system in amounts that are still annoying. We are thankful to have Tara Currier, our massage therapist from our Little House Day Spa to call on for him. She feels we should do only 30 minutes of massage every couple days so we don't overwhelm his system as we try to move the crud out of Mike's system. We are going to try a sauna at the YMCA today as well. I have "sympathy symptoms" for everything that happens to Mike, so I am riding slowly right next to him. I am thinking that it is also a challenge to come out of a life & death situation where you are living almost in another dimension... very much on a spiritual plane where all of your strength and energy comes from outside yourself. It is time for us to move slowly back into our daily lives, but it is slow and laborious. I am fairly confident that there is a very good chance that this post makes no sense at all, but therein you might appreciate the place we are in. I needed to try to write this down for myself, to mark this unique part of the journey. Your continued prayers would be appreciated if you are able to lift them before the Throne.