"I believe in taking something bad and getting something good out of it"

A couple pictures. Allen waiting patiently to leave the hospital and him being set up at home...

This is a post by Katie... to tell you what happened this morning.

So to get you up to date... Allen is home and had his first night here. I stayed on the couch and set my alarm for the times when I needed to wake up and shove more drugs down Allen's throat. That is what it feels like when you have to wake him up to tell him he needs to take something. It was really weird, and it felt really sketchy since it was so dark and I was waking him up. The utmost trust.

I had to set my alarm several times to make sure I remembered and have been writing it all down because there are 3 different anti-nausea drugs that we are staggering between, so I need to make sure I remember what I gave him last. (and if there is someone else here, they will be able to take over without question - so THIS is why the doctors do it)

Allen is actually doing much better this morning. For those of you who have called, you know that Allen is still really tired and doesn't talk too much. I gave Allen a bath and you can tell it made him feel better.

Allen was laying in bed with Macaroni watching Meet the Press. This morning they passed the torch from Tom Brocaw to David Gregory. Allen and I started talking about Tim Russert and we were both so sad that he was not able to see the rest of the election and report on it because we both really liked his analysis... the conversation shifted to his son, Luke Russert. Allen speculated that it was Luke taking over, but we both said he should have more experince under his belt to fill those shoes (or pants to keep the same analogy) we talked about doors being opened for Luke that wouldn't be so easy to open otherwise ... anyway - this DOES get back to Allen - Allen said "I am a firm believer in taking something bad and getting something good out of it" I looked at him and said (admittedly a little teary) "I know you are honey" - and I thought that deserved a post. When I tried to get him to describe it a little more - he has trouble finding words and says "my vocabulary stinks right now".

Allen is ready to get back to napping, so I will leave it at that. You all have seen that attitude in him and it is one of the reasons we love him so much.

Hopefully Allen will be back to blogging for himself tomorrow!