Good day.

Donnie was able to leave the hospital about noon yesterday and it was quite a relief. It felt great to know that we didn't have to step back into that hospital room again. Donnie even said, "it feels like I'm busting out of jail." haha. It really did feel like that though! We were so happy and relieved, but it was all to be ruined by the pharmacy. Haha, not really ruined, but I hate the flipping pharmacies. Every single time I go something is always wrong with the Rx. Either the date isn't in the right spot or the dosage isn't on there or this time the narcotics weren't on the right form. Uggh! Donnie still has to take a pain relievers because he has nerve damage in his face from the tumor. The doctor said that it may take awhile for it to go back to normal if ever. She told us that when nerves get damaged they are very slow to repair but anyway, back to the stupid pharmacy. So we drive from the hospital straight to the pharmacy by my Aunt Lu's {45 mins from the hospital} and I go to drop all the Rx's off and they wouldn't take his pain reliever one because it wasn't on the proper form. So, long story short, we had to drive all the way back to the hospital to pick up a new Rx and bring it back to the pharmacy, because they can't do faxes, they have to have the actual form. It was about a 3 hour round trip drive {with CA traffic}. I finally dropped it all off at the pharmacy, they tell me it will take 3 hours so I go back 3 hours later and they don't have the Rx in stock!!! I literally could not believe it. I spent the last 6 hours trying to figure this whole thing out and then they don't have it. It would have been really nice of them to tell me that when I dropped it off. So annoying. Needless to say, Donnie survived the night without them and he wasn't in too much pain. I just don't think they take people into consideration sometimes. But whatever I lived :)

On to something more positive. Today, Donnie and I decided to take a little day trip. We both knew we didn't want to sit in the house all day but he really can't do much. Any public places with people are pretty much out so we decided to take a drive up the Pacific Coast Highway and find a nice piece of beach in Malibu to have lunch. We packed some sandwiches and snacky stuff because Donnie can't eat any food from restaurants. We had a really nice time just laying on the beach and walking the shore. It was just us and the birds and the sound of the ocean. When you go through Cancer you spend  

every day just getting through the day, so it was nice to actually spend one day just enjoying it. We have spent so many days and weeks in hospital rooms that it was good for the soul to be in the fresh air and and soak in all the beauty. Sometimes you lose a little bit (a lot a bit) of yourself and your relationship when your only priority is getting someone healthy. I think today was just what we needed to reconnect and just enjoy each other, no kids, no doctors, no Cancer. Just us. It was a good day today!
{Sorry for the not very good pics, my camera dies right when we got there (of course) so we were stuck with the ol' iphone}