Wonderful! I’m praising God for your good report; and I continue to pray for you.

Halleluhah!Wow, and Hot Dog! Good for you! And high time you started feeling better! And for the occasion, I have this bit of humor for you –

Then there’s the story of the fellow who owned an old grandfather’s clock. He noticed one day that it did not seem to be operating properly, so he set about searching for a place to have it repaired. He finally discovered a little old German watchmaker who said he could repair grandfather clocks. So the fellow hauled the clock to the little old watchmaker, who asked the fellow, “zo, vot seems to be the matter?” “Well, the clock used to go ‘tick, tock, tick, tock’, but now it only goes ‘tick, tick, tick, tick’ “. “I zee,” said the watchmaker, whereupon he drew a small stool directly in front of the clock, stood up on it so that his face was opposite the clock face, and said, “Ve haf vays to make you tock!”
Don

Lots of fantastic news today. I am so glad that things are going better for you. Yarn, needles, knitting, real food, no tube…you’ve hit the jackpot.

Don’s comment reminds me of the time I innocently phoned a new friend, not knowing her husband yet. The answering machine picked up and said, in a very ominous tone, “Leave a message here, now! Remember, we have ways of making you talk.” It turned out that her husband rotated through a whole set of goofy messages.

So, I’m very glad you lost the tube. Icky. Definitely something to put in the past tense. I just finished my “knit in honor of Alison” scarf. Now I’ll have to find a suitable place to donate it.

Rest well, and eat. It’s great to hear how hungry you are.
Laura

Your news has made my day!
{{{{Alison}}}}}

YAY!!!!!!!

There has been, for the first time in months, none.That is just such wonderful news Iam looking forward to your home coming:)((((Alison))))Darcy

Oh, praise Divine goodness. I’m delighted that things are going so well…

Praise God! Glad to hear the good news.

To life! Yay!! :):)

So when you get home you will be ready for Mom to get out the Dr. Seuss songbook (since it ended up at your house) and start up the Super Supper March. For the unitiated, it begins, with a hoppy little rhythm, (and 1st line notes so do,me do, fa do,re do,for you musicians)
“Hungry, hungry, I am hungry,
Table, table here I come!
I could eat a goosemoose burger,
Fifteen pickles and a purple plum.”
And goes on through all sorts of fanciful concoctions that only Dr.Seuss could come up with–what do you suppose half a pound of wuzzled wheat would be?– and ends with an emphatic
“Hungry, hungry, I am starving! Table table table here..I..come!”
Be careful and enjoy. Here’s to normal food, bit by better bit. Love you.
Marian

What great news, Alison. How are flavors sitting on your tongue?

BTW, a friend of mine in SLC has you on his prayer list also — that would be 750 more voices for you. Just so you can decipher them a bit. **smile**

Having a real appetite is so good! Hooray! I always feel virtuous when my tummy growls. LOL!

So, knitting, eating, no nose tube… excellent! Personally I would like to see you eat 3 complete meals and get through a complete cycle before being sent home. Did they ever figure out what was blocking the plumbing? Anyway, so glad it is gone!

Keep it up girl! You’re getting there! )

Love & Hugs & Prayers,

What good news, Alison! I am so happy for you. What are you making with that yarn?

Love, Janet

Hurray! I’m so glad you can eat again. You take care and do what the doctors tell you! I hope to “see” you home and knitting in no time!

Nancy

“Feeling better.” You can not say anything nicer than those two words.

Now do EXACTLY what they tell you to do, they know how to heal and you are new at this particular thing. In the end you will heal best if you follow orders. Even if it means not knitting?

Meanwhile how wonderful Mom and Richard were able to bring you yarn and that you feel well enough to want to knit with it.

No nausea? Wow. Huge news.

A sandwich? Cooler yet. (No more Jello.) Small favors can make life have meaning.

Love you bunches.
LynnH

1/2 sandwich, a giant step for Alison!! And knitting too! Hugs & love to you. Kelli

Marion, loved the song! And since Alison is a Suess fan here’s a passage from one of my favorites,”Oh the Places You’ll Go!”

“Onward up many a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak,
On and on you will hike. And I know you’ll hike far
and face up to your problems whatever they are.
You’ll get mixed up, of course, as you already know.
You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step, step with care and great tact
and remember that Life’s a Great balancing act.”

To Life—and baby green alpacas, purple plums and chicken sandwiches!

When you have yarn and needles in your hands, Life is Good!

What sweet words!

From your lips to God’s ears! Amen!!!! L’chaim!

(((((hugs))))

That’s one small bite of chicken sandwich today, one delicious bowl of chocolate bliss in your future. What excellent news to have waiting in my Bloglines this morning! I am so happy for you

Hi Alison,
I haven’t commented a lot, but I have been reading regularly – and praying. And I must say, it is so nice to read your post today. You sound, well, like Alison! Yay!
~Lori
in Nova Scotia

What. A. Relief.

Eating half a chicken sandwich after months of not eating is great news! Thank you for sharing your progress..it’s so good to hear.

Yay, yay, yay!!! Hunger is good! No matter how much you could eat, you ATE!!! Hooray!

Still praying…

I just got teary and goosebumps at the same time! I can’t wait to hear that you’ve come home.

I’ve never commented before and just relayed thru Rich-but

“To life!” demanded a “L’chaim!”

(I don’t know if he relayed my best Jep****ism-”I pray that things will go smoothly(lol) from now on.”) not funny?

love you much-I am looking forward to the arrival of your 1st born.

love-rich’s lil sis, but not the lil’st

PS: That hubby of yours is definitely a keeper!

Yeah! Hungry is totally wonderful! Hungry with yarn even better! How awesome to have a family that understands that yarn comes before food on the “I Can’t Live Without It Scale”. Prayers continuing with much gratitude…Debra

Being so hungry for life, it makes sense that you would be hungry for food by now. This is great news: thank you for sharing with us! Prayers are still being said for thanks, a full recovery and more peace of mind for you and those who care about you!

Keep being good!

to life, indeed. I raise my glass (well, at this time of the morning, mug) to you.

Still praying for you!!! 1/2 a sandwich today, a feast is in your future!

Wonderful news!

Keep on knitting and getting
stronger!

Yes, what good news! This has been a wonderful way to start my day (hey, what about YOUR day, eh?).

Praise God for all mercies. Who knows, maybe there is someone there at the hospital you are supposed to touch with His love.

Amen!

Starving is fantastic! We’re so happy to hear how well you’re doing.

Hooray! To life, indeed Enjoy the heck out of those sandwiches!

I’m so glad to hear you’re feeling better again!

HURRAY!

This is just the news I needed to hear! May day has just gotten brighter. Thank you!

This is just the news I needed to hear! My day has just gotten brighter. Thank you!

You made my day!

I don’t know when I’ve been so excited over someone eating half of a chicken sandwich. Yes! I intend to tell my prayer group.

Hooray!

I remember the day after Lucy was born, when i actually had enough room in my stomach to eat an actual meal…I was so thrilled.

I’m happier about your sandwich.

So much love to you.

So glad to hear things are improving, Alison! Keep up the good healing.

Woo! No nausea AND an appetite? That’s awesome news.

Slainte!

Yarn, solid food and a great support team. Add in your great attitude, and it spells success!

Thanks for the good news update.
Hugs.

Good news and many more blessings! Another prayer in the thank you column, which always helps balance out the request column. It amazes me how much goodness you seem to bring to your immediate vicinity, and since I don’t know you in person, I make that assumption based on your blog and its comments.

Hurrahs all around. And to the older nurse, and the surgical resident, and everybody else (except the doc who doesn’t tell it straight, and needs to learn to do so), and to Mom and Richard for the kniting stuff. Here’s hoping the upward path continues.

Yay indeed! Slow and easy now. I’m glad they’re not rushing you out of there so when you do go home, you can stay there. Happy appetite! Happy knitting! All will be well.

Great news! As a UC alumni, I never thought I’d say this, but “Hurray for Stanford!” I hope you continue to feel great and recover quickly.

Happy Knitting!

Lisa
Maui, Hawaii

YAY YAY YAY! Tons of gentle hugs coming your way!
I’m so glad to hear such a great update. Happy Knitting!

Growing up, we enjoyed the Dr. Suess songs on a vinyl record. Yes, it’s quite a collection. Besides the hungry song, there is the Sad song. To the best of my memory, it starts out

“I’m so sad I could cry a pint.
A pint of tears, I might, I might.
O-oooo, o-oooo,o-ooooo,o-oooo”

I forget the middle, but it ends with
“I’m so sad that I think I ought
To see if I can cry a quart.”

Finally, a very morose voice informs us that
“Four quarts make a gallon.”

So on days when your recovery is not going as quickly or as smoothly as you would like, you could always challenge yourself to cry a pint. The picture of trying would probably be enough to make you snicker a bit.

Better than normal!

So glad your feeling better. God Bless.