Difficult day today 3 drains removed from my abdomen, central line taken out, off intravenous feeding and off fentanyl and on to some v light v bland food.
Left leg still v swollen and heavy which is frustrating but should ease over time. Big binder to wear around my swollen midsection for the next three months is minor in the scheme of things but also frustrating.
Mentally one week in is always a difficult time – v tired and emotional from lack of sleep in the evenings, reduction of pain meds and reality of the uphill recover journey all kick in around the one week mark. On a positive note, however, I had a lovely visit through the window with Trendy and managed to make a number of people laugh as I took ‘Lucky Dog’ for a walk down the corridor this evening.
Brenda won't back down 
❤❤❤❤🐶
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Sending you lots of love (and very glad Hillary now has a pet with her in hospital). X
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You really are inspiring us all to be more resilient and then your dog comes along to cheer us all up too! It’s an amazing double act 🙂
Cant wait to have you back
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Hahahaha…your invulnerable spirit and sense of humour.
(now quietly sending telepathic healing thoughts. tell me when you feel them kick in)
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Wonderful to see you up and about Brenda. Bonzo’s going to be jealous!! Stay strong you amazing woman 💕💕
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Wonderful to see you up and about Brenda. Bonzo’s going to be jealous!! Stay strong you amazing woman 💕
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Incredible Brenda! Simply incredible to see you walking around with your little companion. Rough days ahead for sure. Hoping you find suitable pain relief now that the fentanyl has stopped. Thinking of you Bren!
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So much progress and fit enough to walk the dog. Awesome. Masses of love xxxx
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😂😘 Love the dog walk. Go girl. You are amazing Brenda… in training for your daily runs, coming soon. Thinking of you. Love seeing your smile. xxxx
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You are so brave and unstoppable!
Our minds are boggled seeing your strength
We send our love
Leslie and Allan
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I prefer the real dog to the balloon dog, but both have cheered up my day. Sending you lots of love and strength!
Best
Wallace
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Stay strong Brenda! We’re all praying for you here in Nova Scotia and sending lots of love and hugs your way. God bless.
On Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 4:16 PM Brenda won’t back down, wrote:
> brendawontbackdown posted: ” Difficult day today 3 drains removed from my > abdomen, central line taken out, off intravenous feeding and off fentanyl > and on to some v light v bland food. Left leg still v swollen and heavy > which is frustrating but should ease over time. Big bin” >
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Hi Brenda. Laurent and I were talking about Nova Scotia and thought about you. This how we discovered this blog. What a journey! You have been so brave! Family is key during this difficult time! We know about it as Laurent is just recovering from an open heart surgery. We sent you all our love. Anne
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So good to hear you are recovering so well Brenda. Your Mom told me you got home today👍Sending hugs and prayers.
Judy💕💕
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