Hi Everyone, Great news! DonnaLee is going home today. Warren is on his way in to pick her up now from NYU and she should be released from the hospital at about 1 p.m.
When I saw her on Wednesday night, she had said she was definitely ready to go home. Although she had been through a long week-plus in the hospital, I could see that her spirits were high and she was feeling good.
Of course, there is still more ahead. At the moment, she needs a walker and can only walk on the toes of the leg from which they took the bone to reconstruct her jaw, so she will need physical therapy. However, I'll have to say she was quite nimble at getting around with the walker. Unfortunately, she won't be able to wear her beloved high heels for a while.
Also, she will need to undergo radiation on the left side of her jaw to kill off any stray cancer cells the surgery did not get. That will happen once she's sufficiently healed from the surgery. I believe her oncologist said within the next 40 days.
But, I'm sure it must feel like a giant accomplishment to have made it through the surgery and the worst part of the recovery process. Home at last!
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