Harold McElroy comes home

Beacon Journal business department retiree Harold McElroy came home today. Harold had surgery June 15 to remove his cancerous right lung.

The email from Linda, Harold's wife:

Hi Everyone;

Harold came home today. He is doing well. The ride home made him pretty tired, but he was able to walk into the house with the aid of a walker. He has a long road ahead of him, but is making progress.

Today was a little hettic, trying to set up a schedule, of getting used to me being his nurse. Tomorrow will be better.

A visiting nurse will be here tomorrow and therapists will start next week. After a couple of weeks he will go to outpatient therapy.

I am glad to have him home and he is happy to finally be home after two months of hospitals.

He wants to be able to sit in his chair and watch TV and get on the computer again. Maybe tomorrow.

Thanks again for all of the cards and prayers. We still need the prayers.

Take care,
Linda and Harold

"Home" is Pawleys Island, South Carolina, where the McElroys live a block from retired printer Dick Latshaw and his wife, Pat.

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