Moved to Ronald McDonald House Day 19

We got the word to be discharged from Dr Heffron this AM around 10:20. Ian was on a walk with Grandma at the time of the news. Brett and I immediately started packing up things in the room. When Ian and Grandma came back, Grandma and I left to go check out from the Mason House and check into the Ronald McDonald house. We changed locations for a couple of reasons...Ronald McDonald has separate transplant suites in a transplant wing. The suites have 2 rooms, washer/dryer, kitchen, etc. and were more suited to our anticipated month stay here locally. The suite here at Ronald McDonald house is cheaper than our single room at the Mason House. It is also closer to the hospital. We couldn't get a suite at the RM house until after transplant to explain why we didn't just come here straight from the beginning. A regular room at the RM house is only yours for the night--you have to pack up each day and be reassigned also a factor in our decision not to go to RM house at the beginning.

After checking out a Mason House, we checked into Ronald McDonald house. It is awesome--new as of June 2008. I got a call to sign for one of Ian's meds in the first couple of hours of being here even.

After that call, Ian called and said to come and get him that he was ready. That was around 2pm. We hustled over to the hospital and loaded up two wagons worth of stuff and put it in ox and came to Ronald McDonald's House (termed by Ian). He thought we were going home I think.

We settled in here and Grandma went to be with my sister as there can only be four people at the RM house. Brett went to target solo (his first outing in over 3 weeks) to get diapers, etc. Not the adult time he was hoping for but I think he was grateful for it nonetheless.

So our family is together in one spot that is not the hospital in over three weeks (brett was on business for a few days before we got the call for transplant). Ian stayed up later than we would ever allow just enjoying our time here. We all finally crashed at about 10pm. We are thrilled to be here and so grateful that the RM house exsists--go all those happy meals!