The dark sleek heads are risen from the water

[sovay]

Home from six days in hospital with a plan designed not to land me back there any time soon, I have been passed into the care of Dr. Hestia, who is already carrying out her duties with enthusiastic ministrations of purr. I have washed my hair for the first time in a week. I have eaten food prepared by my family. I napped like a stone in the late afternoon, which I will have needed since my regimen for the foreseeable involves a schedule of medications I cannot let slide even when some of them require me to be awake at hours I have preferred my entire life to spend unconscious. My calendar is inevitably full of further maintenance, but I am truly looking forward to an increase in conversations that have nothing to do with the monitoring of my vitals. Mostly I am marrow-tired and vague with new chemistry and glad to be home in my own clothes and drinking water I don't have to ring anyone to bring me in bed. I was not expecting and delight in the gift of a plush harpy eagle that arrived while I was away.

Comments

[selkie]

*hugs* It is true we hardly talked about your vitals. I sort of figured you felt maxed out on that subject.

Hail, Dr. Hestia, most intuitive and pastoral of voids.

[batdina]

so very glad you're home with Dr Hestia.

[theseatheseatheopensea]

I'm so glad to know you're home, that's excellent news! :D Yay for the kitty doctor and the plush harpy eagle! <3

[rydra_wong]

I am glad Dr Hestia is on the case!

[thawrecka]

I'm glad Dr. Hestia is on the case, and the plush toy gift sounds cute.

[thisbluespirit]

*hugs*

So glad to hear you are home again! <3<3<3 (Good luck with all the rest.)

[radiantfracture]

Hurray home! What a relief. (Knock wood.) The harpy eagle sounds like an excellent adjunct.

[asakiyume]

A plush harpy eagle?! What a great gift. They are such cool-looking birds.

Keep up your good work, Dr. Hestia.

[regshoe]

*hugs*

That is a lot! Glad you're home, and glad you have Dr Hestia.

[cyphomandra]

I’m glad to hear you’re home with your dedicated personal physician!

[troisoiseaux]

Glad to hear you're home and in the care of Dr. Hestia!

[princessofgeeks]

So glad you are on the mend!

[lokifan]

Oh man. Very glad you're back home!

[sabotabby]

Yay for progress!

[castiron]

Dr. Hestia will give you the best care; glad you're home!

[umadoshi]

You're home!!! Hooray! I'm so glad you have Dr. Hestia keeping close watch. *hugs*

[a_reasonable_man]

I'm so happy you're home with kitty to cuddle!

[gwynnega]

I am so glad you're home and being ministered to by Dr. Hestia!

[sartorias]

Huzzah! Wishing you swift improvement.

[davidgillon]

Hurray for home!

my regimen for the foreseeable involves a schedule of medications I cannot let slide even when some of them require me to be awake at hours I have preferred my entire life to spend unconscious

My mother was prescribed a bunch of stuff as "life critical and time critical" due to the ongoing endocrine weirdness, but checking what precisely was needed over a period of months (because getting care organisations to commit to giving meds at a particular time is all but impossible) actually turned up most of them not actually being time critical and the ones that were having quite a bit of leeway. So timing may potentially be something that can be nibbled at in ongoing discussions with your tame medics.

[pameladean]

Ooof, so glad you are home with the cat doctor and other excellent family support.

I was glad to see in comments that your time-critical sleep-disturbing medication schedule does not involve any more needles.

I think of you a lot. *hugs*

P.

[swan_tower]

Yeeks! I am exceedingly glad you are home now, with your Hestia and your spatch, and I sincerely hope things improve from here.

[nineweaving]

So deeply glad you're home! Thank heavens for spatch and rushthatspeaks and Dr. Hestia on call.

*hugs*

Nine