My journal of big words and pretty pictures
With my first surgery follow-up done, I’m more confident about getting and about. Even with the walker, I’m managing pretty well. My son drove me to the grocery store today. That was an adventure. I picked up my temporary handicap sticker so we could park fairly close the to front door AND I got to … Continue reading Adventures in shopping
You may have noticed a small notation at the bottom of my recent posts. Something like 4/30. That indicates this particular post is the 4th of 30. That’s right, I’m diving into National Blog Posting Month (more affectionately nicknamed NaBloPoMo), the little Sister of that behemoth writing challenge National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) where participants … Continue reading All the cool kids are doing it
I heard the words, “home-bound” for the first time earlier this week and had that tilt-your-head-like-a-puppy-hearing-a-dog-whistle moment. Just hadn’t thought of it, just figured we must have really great medical insurance to have a physical therapist come the house. Nope, apparently it’s considered a medical necessity after such surgery if you cannot leave your house … Continue reading Civic duty
I’m a week post-op from full knee replacement surgery (the big Sister to partial knee replacement) and learning to walk all over again. I don’t know what I actually expected. Certainly not back to power walking 5 miles a day, but certainly not breaking a sweat shuffling the 20 steps down my hallway, white-knuckle grip … Continue reading I’m back!
My knee replacement surgery is scheduled for early this Tuesday morning. I thought I would be good with that, but the idea of having my leg cut open and a part of me taken out and replaced with an artificial body part has overwhelmed me more than I expected. For now, I'm taking a short … Continue reading Bionics
We said, "goodbye" to our sweet, dear Hershey this morning. She has been a special part of our family since 2006 when our daughter came home begging to rescue a little chocolate Lab puppy. Hershey's first weeks with us were rough, and she barely survived the parvovirus that killed the rest of her litter mates. … Continue reading Gentle journey
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