I got released today and just got home. What a feeling. I didn't even get my bone marrow biopsy results. The hospital staff knew i'd been there too long and that there was no point waiting for the results in that room. I was on day 26. What a long stay.
I've always been a fan of watching prison shows and prison movies. I'm not so sure I have the same affection for them anymore. I enjoy freedom and fresh air and the ability to do what I want when I want.
On the ride home I realized the world hadn't stopped in my absence. And I'm thankful for that. Enough people put their lives on hold and I can't be more impressed and humbled. I still have a long journey ahead of me, but for now I get my life back. So I'm going to live it out as though every day counts. Because every day does.
An aside...a "prison" used to be called a penitentiary, i.e., a place for miscreants to do penance for their misdeeds--and it wasn't supposed to be anything remotely resembling a pleasant experience. The only thing you have in common with this is the experience part. You've had NO control and certainly no actions that would have caused the former part. Hope every day gets a little bit better for you--and for Mish, too. You're both invited to be my guests on 11/15/11 to hear and meet Dr. Dennis Roop, the Director of the Charles C. Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Biology if you can and wish to do so. I've got him speaking to the City Club of Denver's luncheon that day at the Brown Palace Hotel.
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