Home Again

On Sunday afternoon we got a call from our neighbor who let us know the electricity was finally back on after Gustav blew through a week ago. So, after a dinner of fried fish, hush puppies, gumbo and baked beans, with Deke, Debbie, Edward, Chris, Kim, Mom, Hannah, Christopher and Matthew, Don and I loaded up the Suburban with Mom and three tired dogs and headed west. We left Pensacola around 6:30 PM and arrived in Kenner at 10:15 PM - a much better trip than when we evacuated Saturday night and took almost 7 hours to get to Pensacola!! I drove home so Don got a lot of rest which is what he is supposed to be doing a lot of these days. We went to the hospital this morning so he could have a blood test that hopefully will reveal that his chemotherapy is working. We should have those results on Wednesday when Don sees his doctor. The only problem he is having now is a sore throat that is bothering him enough to take pain medication - something he does not normally do. I'll be interested to hear what the doctor has to say about that. I'll post the results of our visit Wednesday!

SINCERE THANKS: Thank you to all who visited Don while he was in the hospital in Pensacola - you all lifted his spirits in a way I could never have done. Thanks also to Deke and Debbie for opening your home to all of us, I know you say you love company, but this was above and beyond the call of duty! Thanks again to Nicole for coming to the aide of her sick uncle and calming us both down - you made life easier for both of us. Last but not least, I must thank Adam for emptying our refrigerator and freezer before the food went bad, feeding the cat, and most of all cleaning up the hurricane debris from our yard so we did not have to deal with that when we returned home. We love you all and appreciate everything you all did to make our evacuation easier to bear!