Bionic Red checkin' in!!!
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| Tue, 07-08-2003 - 9:52pm |
I finally got down these stairs and thought I would surprise those who may be in chat tonight, but no-o-o-o-o-o-o-o! No chat available! So, here I am and will try to bring you all up to date.
My surgery went well as has been reported and today I got my staples out! 25 of the little buggers! That means I can finally get in the shower tonight! Yay! Have you ever had to endure, let's see, 13 days of PTA sponge baths? Yecch! And Frank has had to wash my feet! Now there's something we both look forward to....NOT! LOL! I am so ticklish, and he's just being so gingerly about it afraid he's gonna hurt me...LOL! Well, it's quite a session, I tell ya.
It was so nice when Keely was here. Frank had to go to Seattle to pick up his kids who are here to visit. So she came for several days and helped me out. She cooked up a storm and put all kinds of goodies in sealable containers so that I could transport them in my bag I tie to my walker. Yum, that girl can cook! It was fun to have her here. It's really the first time she's had away from Dallas since he was born. Can you believe his 2nd birthday was June 16???
Anyway, I can get around pretty well, but the doc has only ok'd me for 50% weight bearing on the leg for now til I see him in August, which means I stay on the walker. Then graduate to cane. By mid-September I hope to only need the cane occasionally.
There have only been a few things that have really been very tough. One, could only sleep on my back for some time. Hate that! Have never been a back sleeper and my body got so sore! Two, finally found a chair that is comfortable to sit in for more than 5 minutes--a chair from our deck furniture--LOL! Well, whatever works! Three, I'm bored. I've already read three books. Haven't really rented any of the videos I intended to watch because his girls are here...they shouldn't see some of them.
But now that I have successfully navigated the stairs, I will be at the computer at least once every day! Hope to make chat in the a.m. if it is up! And will check out the board.
Thank you to everyone who sent me cards. It really is a pickup, and I mean it! I feel sorta isolated until I get them all out and look at them. And Leilani! You can fool me once! But I'm wise to you, Hula Girl! I opened that thing like it was a letter bomb! LOL!
Kaci, I'm afraid I missed that your dad passed away. I'm so very sorry. I know your family means so much to you. I can feel it in your posts. What a nice day you had with your aunt.
Lori, how is Akiva doing?
Welcome to Paula, Betsy and Ladybug. You will love this place!
I know I've probably missed other stuff, and have little hope of catching up! But I love you guys, you know that! Thanks so much for all your encouragement and thoughts!
Se ya,
Red


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RJ
Oh Red you are back! okay it is party time again on this board!! hip hip hoorah... no pun intended ha ha ha.... I am so happy your okay.... I would of sent the card sooner if I had known you were going in for a hip replacement... sorry about that but I kind of slid into the dark side of life for a while there then it was vacation time and when I got home I came back to the board and to my surprise you were out for the count. I am so happy you are okay .... opps I said that already ha.....
Now you go slow at it so you heal good. Maybe this would be a good time to come and visit ya because ya can't get me if I kid ya a lot... ha ha ha.... Ahhhh second thought maybe I should wait until you don't need your cane any more.... ha ha ha..... I am kidding about the visiting part so don't go out and start installing bars on your windows and your doors kid do.... ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... like bars would keep me out..... ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.....
It was really getting to be a challenging around here without the wild bunch around here to keep me laughing... ha ha ha... ya did not know your a part of that gang did ya Red! ha ha ha....
I am so happy to see you back and happy again.... now you take care of yourself... I guess your use to my cards but how about packages.... ha ha ha...
I missed you Red!
Aloha,
Hula Girl
P.S. Hey Red I gave up cussing in my posts so how did I do.... with this one... ha ha ha...
Aloha,
Lei
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Akiva is doing absolutely amazing.. she is up to over 4 pounds now, off all breathing tubes and is no longer in an incubator. All she has is the tiny heart monitor wirtes on her and soon those will be off too. The doctors think maybe 2 weeks and she will be at home. And I got to hold her for the first time.. you know that is the best feeling in
the world... well one of them anyhow!
Hope to see you at chat tomorrow morning!
Take care! HUGS, Lor
Take care, don't rush things, and be careful not to fall. Come back as often as you can, we miss ya!!!
Hugs, Pam
totally okay. We missed you in chat and here, of course.
Just be sure not to do too much so that you can
completely recover soon.
See you real soon!
((((((((((((Hugs)))))))))))
love,
Cindy
~*~ Aloha to all .... ~*~
Many Hugs,
Red
--Red
Welcome home girl!!
Love
Mary
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