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

[lappland]

Hi Jim,
It is so good to hear from you and that you are feeling better. We really 
missed you and your family at the convention. There will be plenty more. God 
bless and keep in touch.

Sincerely,
Carolyn Lapp
Executive Director
Florida Outreach Center for the Blind, Inc.
Office: (561) 642-0005
E-Mail: info_focb at bellsouth.net

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Thank you!
----- 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 4:51 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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