The night after

Roland is doing great. The stay in the hospital was longer than expected because Roland was having trouble holding down the pain medicine because of the anesthesia received during the surgery. It finally wore off enough where he could keep the pain medication mostly down so we could go home.

On the way home Roland slept the whole way. Gina and I could sympathize with him as we were both exhausted. I hadn't slept well in days and Gina was up at 3am in the morning at the adoration chapel at St. Peter's church. We had been too nervous to be able to sleep well.

After we got home Roland started to really come around. He had gifts from many people including a big cookie bouquet from his aunt and uncle which, despite his weakened constitution, managed to munch down part of one. We started giving him some other food and he ended up eating pizza and 2 more cookies. He has been doing great, talking to people on the phone as they call and feeling fine.

Roland does have some limitations but nothing too bad. He has to stay dry for 3 days, not even showers and he has to stay non active which means no wrestling or horseplay for a couple weeks. He should be fine for school on Monday! This we are both happy about because Roland loves school.

So we are taking good care of our son and he seems to be doing really well. After talking to someone who called he asked "How does everyone know I went to the doctor?" What was so innocent to him (people being concerned for him) was such a huge blessing for us.

This might be my first good night sleep in a while. Before, i would go to sleep worrying about Roland and what was to come. When I would wake up, for just a couple of moments I didn't remember about his condition and then all of a sudden it would "smack" me in the face, and it would bring me down. Tomorrow when I wake up it will be with the realization that all is fine in my son's world thanks to God and all the many people who have prayed so much. May God grace be bestowed upon these prayer warriors and their families.

I will continue to update this blog for a little while longer so that everyone can know how Roland is doing. This journey is almost over.