Home and Recovering

Hello everyone,
It has been a long time.
For those that don't know, I have had a very lengthy and scary hospital stay. I have spent the better part of the last six weeks in one of two hospitals, Westerly and Brigham and Womans in Boston. To make a long story short, a bacterial infection in my colon caused my ulcerative colitis to flair ended in the ultimate removal of my entire colon. So after two months of no food, lots of pain medication and major surgery, I am home and recovering.

Although the recovery is slower than I would like, I am making progress. I am gaining about 1/2 lb-1lb a day and developing some of my muscle tone back. It will take months to get to where I was but I am grateful to be heading in the right direction.

So with all this somewhat behind me, I am gearing up for some great new posts. I am planning on a three part series that will highlight some great family vacation ideas for the summer. I am also working on adding to the Rhode Island surfing section with photos and updates on where to surf in the Ocean State. Inspired by the retro surf photos of Leroy Grannis and considering that I will not be surfing in the next few months, I thought I would would experiment a bit with our camera.

So check back soon or better yet subscribe at the bottom of the page to be notified of all the new posts.

To all of you that have held me up with your prayers, thoughts and acts of kindness, Thank you!
Hardly adequate as a way of expressing my gratitude but heartfelt.
Medelise