Today was a great day, Payton was able to go home and he looks and feels so much more comfortable in his own bed and sitting in the Love Sac. It is a real relief to finally be to this point. The swelling stayed about the same today, and it should continue to slowly go down. His strength continues to improve he can now walk around pretty good.
It was pretty emotional for us when we left Primary Children's Hospital. We feel so fortunate to be going home and hope we never have to visit there under those conditions again. Yet we also find our emotions high because we are so grateful for all of those who have cared for Payton this past week. I doubt we will ever forget the smells and sites of this place, and as we leave our hearts are full of gratitude for the miracle we have experienced. We have had some feelings of guilt as we see others who have terrible situations and are praying just as hard as we have and yet they are not getting the same results. We have a special place in our hearts for all of them and I a sure they will be in our prayers forever. Besides the great faith building experience we realize that God does have his own plan and that fortunate at this time Payton was spared. Payton is well aware of this and I am sure it will motivate him to live a life that expresses the gratitude for this blessing.
We have been sent home with home IV, and we are comfortable with all of the process you have to go through to do this. It seems like bags of syringes, medicine "Spaceballs" and other paraphernalia. However, this is what allowed us to go home, so we are thrilled that we can easily do all of it here.
As Angie was at the hospital today getting Payton ready to come home, I attended our Ward's sacrament meeting. I found my emotions were very tender as I looked out over all of our friends who have been so concerned and supportive these past few days. Many times my feeling of gratitude had tears flowing, a bit unusual for me as I usually am pretty controlled emotionally. It was truly a day of thanks for us and we hope that if the situation rises for someone else we can be half the strength and help to them that everyone has been to us. I can't imagine going through something like this on your own, there is a great deal of comfort & power in numbers and we have felt it many times.
Now that Payton is home we will probably update his progress each Sunday on this blog, it is the easiest way for many to know what is going on for him. This technology has been great that it has allowed us to express our feeling and keep so many informed. It also will serve as a journal for the events fro Payton, his memory of it is very limited. We look forward to a continued speedy recovery. If you have a desire to visit Payton he is happy to have you stop by.
Again we express our deepest thanks and want all of you to know we have seen a modern day miracle in this experience. W may not get the chance to thank each of you personally but know that each of you hold a very special place in our heart and we feel indebted forever.
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