11.21.11 HE IS HOME!!!!

November 15th, Matt went to Jefferson University Hospital and had a Distal Pancreatectomy and Splenectomy and today, November 21st, he is HOME!!!  Amazing!! We have only great things to say about Dr. Lavu and the staff in the surgical ICU and Floor 13 of the Pavilion Blg.  They made our time away from Matt stress-free, because our family new that Matt was in very capable hands.  The friendliness of Jefferson was equal to the warmth we felt at Christiana Hospital when Jim had his recent surgery, which is a smaller facility, and we would definitely recommend others to Dr. Lavu and his staff.

 Jim and I both had some concerns about the long trip home from Philadelphia, but Matt did great!  He has had a good day since getting home around noon and we are praying that he has a good night sleep as well.  He looks remarkable.  SO thankful that he is home.  Every day will be a day of getting stronger.  There will be days, as Matt mentioned in the previous blog note that may not be as good of a day as another, but he is moving in the right direction since last Tuesday each day and for that we are grateful indeed.

Happy to have all my family back in Delaware!

~Tina

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.  ~Thornton Wilder