Home is Heaven

Cathy said that when she laid her head down on her own pillow in her own bed, it was like heaven!  Lenny held her in his arms as they listened to the soothing music of a waterfalls CD as they drifted off to sleep.
Today was tough.  The surgeon was not successful in opening Cathy's jaw any further.  Next week she will undergo an MRI of her jaw area so that the doctors can try to come up with another plan to open up her jaw.  She may have to have additional surgery in a few weeks to facilitate this.  Currently, her jaw will only open 20 millimeters and it needs to open 40 millimeters.  Thankfully, she is not in any pain from the procedure today.
Tomorrow she and Lenny, Lisa and Audrey are travelling to Austin for the big fundraising concert.  I hope it is very successful because there are a lot of expenses right now and only one salary coming in.  Cathy is looking forward to seeing all of Steven's friends who have been so kind to organize this event.
Cathy will continue to eat pureed foods such as soups, yogurts, sherbet, mashed potatoes, cream of wheat, etc., for a while until she is allowed to chew.  If you make a good soup please drop some off to Cathy and Lenny; I am sure they would love it.  Cathy has lost 14 pounds and really needs to keep up her strength and stamina.
Tonight we talked about the fact that this recovery will take some time and have some ups and downs.  Cathy is sad that she will have to have additional surgeries.  She just wants to be back to normal again.  She is worried about being a burden to Lenny and the family.  We are all in awe of you Cathy.  The fact that you can walk and talk is a miracle.  YOU are not a burden to anyone and it is our privilege to have you in our lives.
Please pray for Cathy to have the strength to endure the trip to Austin, and to return home on Thursday ready to climb the ladder to her recovery.  Love, Linda