Dan's out of the hospital!

Yay, Dan came home from the hospital this afternoon! Boy is he excited. These last 8 days have been the worst, and yet the best, days of our lives. When he checked in to the hospital, he was very close to coma, maybe death. In the last 8 days, Dan has had literally every part of his body either poked, scoped, examined, scanned, ultrasounded, you name it. One of his doctors called him their dart board, after being stuck so many times. We've lost count as to how many different doctors, specialists, surgeons, assistants, physical therapists and nurses treated him - we stopped counting after 30. And every last one of them were so kind, compassionate, brilliant, informative, and a few were down right hilarious. One was named Amy, her mom is named Debbie, and her former boyfriend was named Adam -- now that's just plain eerie.

Maybe the most remarkable thing happened during a particularly difficult time, I forget which day it was. As He would say it, Dan had a time of renewal. I'm sure he'll be blogging about this soon, but Dan has found such strength in submission - to God and to his caregivers. I wish you could see his countenance, he can't stop smiling or humming.

There are a few more prayer requests to share:
* Dan is on blood thinner for a short time now to dissolve the blood clot that formed in his shoulder from the pic line. We pray that it will completely dissolve prior to transplant, as it would be a showstopper for surgery.
* Leg swelling has returned, and a few blisters have reappeared and broke open this evening. We pray for this to stop and the swelling to go down like it did before.
* And of course, we pray if it's God's timing, that He will provide a liver during this window which is open through Friday June 6. If not, we continue to wait hoping not too much longer.

Soaring with praise,
Debbie and Dan