Rocking Recovery

If there is one thing Angela Hope does well (and there are actually lots of them) it is recovery. I mean she is really rocking it!  Angela had surgery to repair her open, leaking g-tube site on Wednesday after 34 days of severe pain.  From the minute she arrived at the hospital, the staff was on notice that she was IN CHARGE.  We were so proud to see how she advocated for herself to get what she needed.  Toby and I really just sat back and watched her.  She was amazing.

The surgery was a little more complicated than we expected. After eight years of having a g-tube in her tummy, a portion of Angela's stomach had moved into the opening, creating what is called a fistula.  The surgery was successful, though, and finally our girl is no longer in pain.

Angela is resting at home now and she is doing unbelievably well.  She has had almost no pain at all and she is anxious to get back to school and her friends next week.

We are thankful to put this chapter behind us and we are grateful for the wonderful care that Angela has every time she has a procedure.  Since it was recently Nurses Day, I just want to repeat what I have said before......nurses are my heroes!!  They are on the front lines every single day doing the hard, emotional, exhausting work and they are not noticed or honored often enough.  Thank you, nurses!!