[Nfbf-l] I'm home and doing pretty well

[Carlos J MontasAS]

Jim, I am so glad that you are feeling some what better. I know that we will 
all in the NFBf family will continue to pray for you, and your recovery.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 3:51 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] I'm home and doing pretty well


> Hi all,
>
> After spending 22 days in the hospital I returned home last Monday 
> evening.  I’m sorry I haven’t written sooner but it has been a stressful 
> tiring and very busy time for us all.  After being in bed for so long you 
> lose a lot of strength and your muscles don’t work the way they should.  I 
> am undergoing physical therapy for that.  I am visited by a home health 
> care nurse every other day to drain fluid from my left lung using a 
> cathiter which is painless and only takes 20 minutes or so.  Eventually it 
> will be removed depending on how the chemotherapy progresses.  Between 
> home health care, physsical therapy and doctor appointments I am busy 
> every single day this week.
>
> On the good side I can now breathe well again.  My left lung had become 
> completely collapsed due to being full of 6 liters of fluid so I had been 
> functioning on one long and didn’t know it.  I will gradually regain my 
> strength and stamina but right now I still get pretty tired and can’t walk 
> very far.  Anyway, I am home and improving and eating well and all so it’s 
> all moving along quite well.
>
> I certainly want to thank all of you for your prayers, thoughts and 
> wishes.  Your encouragement has been helpful and inspiring.  I was very 
> sad that I couldn’t attend the convention but it simply wasn’t possible so 
> there is next year to look forward.
>
> Well, thanks for everything everyone and if anything changes with me I’ll 
> try to keep everyone up to date.
>
> Making it a great day and I hope you do as well,
> Jim Ellsworth
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