You are amazing!!!

Yes, you are amazing! Wishing you a speedy and full recovery.

Sending positive energy to you!

Wow! It is wonderful to hear from you so soon! Glad you are home and hope that the meds are helping now. I know your DH is relieved to have you home, too.

Maddie! Where is your Wordle score!

I’ll bet it’s better than mine today.

Two darn lines with nothing!

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I hope you’re having a good day! 🥰

Maddie, I hope all is well. I think you have another medical appointment today?

As for Wordle, it took me SIX tries to get the answer! That was a first.

It was challenging! My DH was cussing at it. 😄

Last week, for the first time, I did not get it in six.

route, wound, bound, mound, round, sound

The word was "found." Mad.

Mtn, I too went 6X that day. Rhyming words are the worst. And just the day before, on Sunday, the Gospel reading was the parable of the Prodigal Son. I should have gotten it in 1. But no...

You all are great! Thank you! No appointments outside the house today. The evil/sweet PT did come to make me walk more then my sore head wanted to. She was correct, it did me good.

I also was able to chew food for the first time since brain surgery. Cottage cheese with tiny pieces of pineapple but that counts as food, right?

Sorta decorating related, did you know an extra long twin fitted sheet fits well on a big brown recliner without getting stuck in the mechanism? And you can slip a pillow under the sheet on the foot part for extra comfort.

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It definitely counts for food! I’m excited for you, another step forward. :)

Now I want a recliner again. Gave ours away — well, it was supposed to be temporary, but they moved and left it!

You did better than my DH on Wordle. :D

Maddie, you are my hero / heroine —depending on how your pronouns flow. keep being amazing (except for when you just dont feel like it).

@maddielee I have a friend (one of my lunchbunch ladies - schoolmates of my mom ) who recently had a lesion (most of it) removed from her skull. She said her head was incredibly sore for weeks. They ended up taking a piece of bone and replacing it with titanium. I was with her last week and she showed me the incision - still a tad swollen (after almost a month) and she is so frustrated with getting the last bits of glue off her scalp!! I'm so glad you are eating and doing PT. Keep up the good work - we are rooting for you!

Just came across your story, thank you for posting it. What it that saying... that a trouble shared is halved? Hope that is true for you.

God bless you, and you have my continued prayers. Looks like you have a lot of friends here who will be thinking of you daily!

You beat me too in Wordle today. Whatever you're doing, keep it up!

love,

Your cheerleaders

Maddie, you are doing great! I'm not even playing Wordle, so you beat ALL my scores. LOL And my husband says cottage cheese and pineapple is definitely food -- food he likes. I knew he liked cottage cheese, but usually not with cottage cheese. I'm going to remember that.

You’re amazing! Sending prayers that recovery is quick and complete.

Because I slept almost the whole night and was able to chew small pieces of banana this morning. Small things that mean a lot. A yawn still hurts, so I try not to….

AND I can carefully wash my hair tonight!!!! With my friend’s (RN) help and baby shampoo, I am so excited!

Look @Jilly…!

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Good morning! ❤️

Oh my goodness, that’s going to feel soooo good! (Hair washing.)

We both got it in three! 🙌

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How wonderful that you feel well enough to stop here for a visit and keep us informed. I admire your positive attitude and willingness to share with all of us.

How nice to see you! Love hearing about all the progress. Small things matter so much. And that Wordle score, woohoo!

So glad you are on the mend Maddielee. Yawning never occurred to me, but I can imagine it is uncomfy given your jaw soreness.

After I blithely asserted here that I had never failed at Wordle and almost never got a 5, I am starting to suck. I keep getting words that have like 10 variations and choosing which one is just a big cr@pshoot. That's my excuse anyway. Next subject?

Years back when I was in a Bermuda hospital after a car accident, my then BF and now DH washed my hair for me! Sealed the deal. Nothing like showers, baths, etc when you are under the weather.

Glad you can eat and sorry for the pain when you are yawning. I love having my hair washed and it is such a luxury. Glad you can enjoy that too. :-). Continued success. Every tiny milestone counts.

Just so wonderful to hear about your progress! You will feel like a new woman with clean hair and maybe a new food in the morning.

And thank you for keeping us updated-- I look forward to each one!

(even though you beat me at wordle today!)

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Hi Maddie!

Good morning, maddielee, dee, all!

Maddie — how did the hairwashing go?

Dee, our score is similar:

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Maddie, what’s on the agenda today?

I’m so glad the soreness is getting better! I love that you’ve been able to progress to eating different things every day.

Enjoy your visit with your friends. 🥰

Friends over, housekeeping, Wordle in four and a grilled cheese sandwich, that is a lot of excitement in one day, maddie !

Have a wonderful Saturday.

So happy to hear your progress and plans for today. I love your positive attitude. Hugs.

Enjoy your dad Maddie!

A bra? Seriously maddilee that may be pushing things to far! Every day brings a bit more normalcy and you get to visit with friends which is the best medicine.

Great progress, Maddielee! A bra? Nah, your friends would understand if you didnt. Just throw on a sweater over your shirt. I’m so glad you can branch out a little more with food choices.

Hubs got his "hip kit" before his surgery. The pieces have some in very handy to this day. My dad uses the "put on your socks" gizmo and the tongs for picking things up.

I say "no bra," too. But I bet that grilled cheese will be the best one you've ever tasted! Congratulations on the progress.

I‘m glad your recovery is going well Maddielee. What an ordeal. Holding you up in prayer daily.

Glad to hear you are doing better Maddielee! Throw a robe on and forget the bra 😎

Glad you are continuing to improve -- a little more each day. Soon the little bits will be noticeably bigger bits. You are doing great! Hope you enjoy a very special grilled cheese sandwich.

Maddielee, so good to hear you're doing better and having some visitors 🌷

Once again, thank you for the encouraging words.

Had a nice day yesterday, but it wore me out. My friends came and stocked our fridge/freezer .with goodies. They knew not to stay too long and were carefull and aware that laughing would not be comfortable, so stories were not over the top.

Another morning with a headache not as bad as it was yesterday..

yes, I wore a bra. I’ve never been someone who could spend the day in pjs or a nightgown. Most days I force myself to get dressed. For me its part of the healing process, having clothes on is a small step towards normal. (plus I don’t want my grandkids to remember me as an old sick lady wrapped in a blanket.)

Love to all.

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Good morning! You are my hero.

I’m glad you had a good visit … I want you to get some rest today! :)

You did better than me again, got it with less letters. I should’ve had it on 3!

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PS Your grandkids have the coolest grandmother. ❤️

Those grandkids are great motivators!

I totally get the need to be dressed and how that affects how you feel.

Love hearing your progress.

Don't overdo it today :-)

So happy to hear you have the hip and the brain surgery behind you. I'm sure there are down times, but you're amazing to stay so positive and do all that you can. A dear friend had a massive tumor removed from her brain's right frontal lobe on Tues. I pray that she recovers as well as you seem to be doing and that both of you experience FULL recovery.

Once again, writing ’Thank you’ seems inadequate. But I do appreciate every one of you.

One month since Hip surgery, one week since the tumor on my brain was removed. I’m feeling OK today. Not great, OK. Radiation on the hip starts Wednesday. treatment for lung comes after I heal more, the doctors don’t want me throwing up while my brain is compromised.

This thread has grown in the best possible way, time to let it go where long threads retire.

love and peace to all. 💕

(((((Maddie Lee)))))

With what you are going through and have gone through it is no wonder you're going to have ebbing and flowing of feeling good or okay even. This kind of thing takes time and patience to heal from. I wish we could do more. Sending good healing Loving thoughts your way!💖

Oh, maddielee! Sending all the good thoughts, vibes, and virtual hugs.

There should be no reason for vomiting with treatment. Make sure that you have all the anti-emetics necessary to prevent that. Hugs!

{{{{Maddie Lee}}}}

You do have a lot going on and had major surgeries. It's ok to have ups and downs. I'm so impressed with what you're able to accomplish so far in your healing in such short time. Just focus on the small things - which it seems like you're doing. Sounds like you have some awesome friends who understand not being up for things. Hope you continue to improve so you don't have to delay treatment, but even if you do it is ok as you want your body to have the best possibly chances to handle any additional trauma. How is your husband doing - if I remember he also had some health issues going on.

Thank you all, I just posted an update.

Thursday, April 14, 2022 update.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6255559/health-update-thanks-for-asking-i-tire-quickly-so-a-group-update-is#n=0