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9:00a
It’s me. It’s really me. I think. I mean, I keep checking the name on this blue plastic bracelet on my arm and it still says Teresa. So I am assuming that I haven’t turned into someone else. But I think I have.

I am someone else. Maybe that’s a good thing. I was due a change.

Physically, I feel better today. But I have had an attitude. grr Ten days of hospital beds, hospital food, and hospital people are quite enough, thank you. I’m full. I think I’ll leave now.

Heheh I am leaving here tomorrow. Check out’s at eleven according to the sign on the wall.

I wonder which of us will be late?

There are many people here that I will miss. Several of the nurses and CNA’s will stay in my heart forever. Some. . . Well, I will pray for them too. May they never find themselves in a hospital with a person they, themselves, trained as their healthcare worker.

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6:00p
I have been writing a lot today, believe it or not. But either I fall asleep after a few words or I fall asleep and someone closes my computer for me .. . “Isn’t that nice of you. . . No I hadn’t saved it . . .”

Dr. House just came in with his trusty side kick, Dr Young Guy. We tossed some fine butt jokes back and forth and then we talked about H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. “If there is any delay . . .call me. There are some stitches there that need to be removed . . . And when your done with the treatment there, what will you do? Are you coming back here?”

“I don’t know what will be next. You have taken me as far as you can here and the treatment center was fantastic, but they have taken me as far as they can too. H. Lee Moffitt is known as the top in the field for chest and abdomen in the country. And the Sarcoma Team is ready and willing to take me. It’s amazing. THEY LIKE ME!” hahha

“Of course they do! And I have taken you as far as I can, yes. I don’t work in the lung myself.”

“I would stay if you did.”

“If you come back, call me. You will need to keep on top of this with imaging for a long time.”

He reached out his hand to me and I held it with both of mine. I looked him in the eye and started to cry. How do you thank someone who saved your life? The tumor was the size and shape of a football. He removed it and I walked. I was told . . . Ah, you know what I was told. “You saved my life. I will never be able to repay you or forget you. And he hugged me. And I him. My “House” saved the day. (And he did it without being a jerk like the other one! Lol) I looked over at Dr YG and smiled.

“Will you be . . .”
“Yes, I will be here in the morning to wake you up”
“Oh Good!”

Dr H looked between us and I had to explain. “We have a standing date for 5:30 every morning!”

The two of them walked off chuckling. Go figure.

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9:30p
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute has accepted me as a patient. This blows me away. Anita set it up. God paved the way. This hospital is reputed to be the best there is for chest and abdomen. I had the best for the butt. . . Now the chest . . . Hmmmpp

My God is bigger than this monster.

We just have to get there. God knows that too.

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10:00p

Oh, man. I fell asleep again. They gave me my meds and they sure work fast. I had more to tell you. I’ll have all the way home to Lincoln to write. And this time, I will be in my bed! Hahah

I’ll be back in the saddle . . .here regular hours again in no time. I have been a little busy, but I have been thinking’ about you.

Tomorrow the part 2 begins. . .

PS:  It took me another hour to post this . . . pleased forgive my writing.  Writing and these meds. . . zzI am getting tired of the back space button!