Friday, May 27, 2016

Changes













There have been so many changes lately that it's been hard to keep up.

Dad fell and broke his hip last Sunday. He had surgery the next day. They opted to do spinal anesthesia, and though there was a time period of waiting for his legs to wake up (and Dad said he was sweating it out), it was a faster recovery time from the anesthesia and less chance of delirium setting in. Today he will go back to the TCU and resume therapy. This was a set back, but forward we will go.

Jake finished up his year at St. Olaf, and came back for a short few days. All three kids made it to the hospital to visit Grandma and Grandpa, which was amazing! Then this morning Jake left for New Mexico and will spend the next 10 weeks doing a paid internship at Sandia Labs. I was sad to see him go, but it's a lot less scary than him going to China like he did last summer. And then he let me do the mom thing and make him a PBJ before he left. That felt good.

Nick is planning on going back to school in Winona, and is taking a summer school class. He'll leave in a week or so. Katie will be going to Israel in July, but at least we have a little more time left to spend with her. I guess it will just be us and the cats for awhile after they all leave!

Good things come to those who wait, be patient.

I'll try, really I will.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

She's Home






Katie's home, and it feels so good. She's been cooking for us, plus introducing us to interesting foods such as quail eggs in a can. Quail eggs in a can are a little weird, so I'm not sure I need to be eating them on a regular basis.

We're still making the daily drive out to visit my folks. Dad is staying in the TCU, working hard in physical and occupational therapy, and making improvements. He's not walking much yet, but he is now standing and sitting up straighter, and all that is encouraging.

Things are busy! But I see progress, and that's a good thing.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Again





Dad's back in the hospital, and we've been doing our best to keep things together and care for Mom at the same time. The plan is to go to the Transitional Care Unit again for some extra rehab, which might happen tomorrow. Then most likely Assisted Living in a facility closer to us. I'm really hoping we can make this happen.