Wa-a-a-y overdue update
Jan. 2nd, 2008 12:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sue_n_juliaSorry, didn't want to update while I was away -- not really into advertising when people aren't home on the internet.
Julia's mom is doing much better. She's now able to get herself into and out of her chair and the car. She's still in the wheelchair for at least two more weeks -- they don't want her putting any weight on her leg until the plate has healed into place a little and she's still not strong enough to manage crutches. Hopefully she'll get a walking cast in two weeks.
Unfortunately, she either has a second blood infection or they didn't get rid of the first one. They think they didn't totally eradicate the first one, so she's been getting antibiotics again. But she's been able to stay home this time.
My family is doing well. Both my parents now have handicapped placards because they can't walk too far. My dad's had one for a couple of years, but my mom just got one. Her doctor also wants her using a scooter in the stores, but she's too stubborn. I think my dad would like it because they could do scooter races down the aisle.
Julia and I both got what we wanted for Christmas. She got a six-month subscription for Dr. Who audio files and a programmable, burr-grinding coffee pot. I got pots and pans (with a few more items to come)! Yea!!!!
Today is my rest-and-recover day! I started out yesterday at 7:00 am CST leaving Julia's parents, drove to Nashville, then flew from Nashville to DC to Pittsburgh (cheapest routing) so I could catch my Pittsburgh to Salt Lake City to Spokane (I was NOT flying through Denver this year). I got on the ground in Spokane around 9:45 pm PST and home by 10:15 pm PST. That was one LONG day.
Julia should be home this weekend. By the time she's done with this trip, she will have driven over 8,000 miles since she left!
S
Julia's mom is doing much better. She's now able to get herself into and out of her chair and the car. She's still in the wheelchair for at least two more weeks -- they don't want her putting any weight on her leg until the plate has healed into place a little and she's still not strong enough to manage crutches. Hopefully she'll get a walking cast in two weeks.
Unfortunately, she either has a second blood infection or they didn't get rid of the first one. They think they didn't totally eradicate the first one, so she's been getting antibiotics again. But she's been able to stay home this time.
My family is doing well. Both my parents now have handicapped placards because they can't walk too far. My dad's had one for a couple of years, but my mom just got one. Her doctor also wants her using a scooter in the stores, but she's too stubborn. I think my dad would like it because they could do scooter races down the aisle.
Julia and I both got what we wanted for Christmas. She got a six-month subscription for Dr. Who audio files and a programmable, burr-grinding coffee pot. I got pots and pans (with a few more items to come)! Yea!!!!
Today is my rest-and-recover day! I started out yesterday at 7:00 am CST leaving Julia's parents, drove to Nashville, then flew from Nashville to DC to Pittsburgh (cheapest routing) so I could catch my Pittsburgh to Salt Lake City to Spokane (I was NOT flying through Denver this year). I got on the ground in Spokane around 9:45 pm PST and home by 10:15 pm PST. That was one LONG day.
Julia should be home this weekend. By the time she's done with this trip, she will have driven over 8,000 miles since she left!
S
