06.04.2008 - Out!

From Julian's COTA journal.

Just a quick update to let you know we were discharged yesterday evening. Julian slept on the bed with me for his first night "out". We are working out the fear which seemed to take root in the hospital. May take a little time. In addition, the higher prograf (medicine) levels he is required to be on at present can cause pretty serious nighmares...thanks for your prayers.

Now we enter a few weeks of constant appointments, procedures, and medicines/dosage changes. As long as I can keep focused on what I have to do TODAY only...as that verse in the Bible says "Don't worry about tomorrow, today has enough troubles of it's own...." Whew...so true.

All in all, I am so grateful to be looking BACK at a successful transplant as opposed to looking forward to a future transplant. God has been gracious and merciful and good. I know it doesn't always turn out this way, and I am so thankful to Him that it did. Now we continue to pray for no rejection of the organ, etc. This kidney of his (Thanks again Cheryl!) could last upwards of 21-40 years! Only God knows.

If any of you have seen Prince Caspian, the latest Narnia movie, here are some lyrics from the Switchfoot song, some of which I can relate to for Julian:

This is Home by Switchfoot

I've got my memories
They're always
Inside of me
But I can't go back
Back to how it was
I believe now
I've seen too much
But I can't go back
Back to how it was
Created for a place
I've never known

This is home
Now I'm finally
Where I belong
Where I belong
Yeah, this is home
I've been searching
For a place of my own
Now I've found it
Maybe this is home
Yeah, this is home

Belief over misery
I've seen the enemy
And I won't go back
Back to how it was
And I got my heart
Set on
What happens next
I got my eyes wide
It's not over yet
We are miracles
And we're not alone

This is home
Now I'm finally
Where I belong
Where I belong
Yeah, this is home
I've been searching
For a place of my own
Now I've found it
Maybe this is home
Yeah, this is home

And now after all
My searching
After all my questions
I'm gonna call it home
I got a brand new mindset
I can finally see
The sunset
I'm gonna call it home

This is home
Now I'm finally
Where I belong
Where I belong
Yeah, this is home
I've been searching
For a place of my own
Now I've found it
Maybe this is home
Yeah, this is home

Now I know
Yeah, this is home

I've come too far
Now I won't go back
This is home

Stacy