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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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Joanne as a frequent flyer in the cath lab (I started to count the number of trips but stopped at 12 and never got to my longest hospital stay, I can assure anyone who needs to go, the procedures are not bad and they give good meds (fentanyl among others) I would rather go for a cath than go for an eye exam.
The modern way to do a cardiac catherization is to go through the wrist. It eliminates the need to lie flat after the procedure. My wrist doesn't work so mine are either through the groin or neck but always much easier than an eye exam.
Huntermom, that’s actually reassuring to hear that caths are easier than eye exams. Thank goodness for good meds! Sorry you have so much first hand knowledge though!
So with all the other stuff happening last week with Lenny's heart, I never did get back here to update you on his leg. While at the hospital, Lenny was able to move about the room without the crutches or a walker - but it was a small room and there was plenty of stuff to grab onto but he did it without anything else so I do think he's getting close. He was suppose to go back this Thursday, the 1st, but we had contacted the Orthopedic doctor last Monday. For some reason, his assistant was really on the ball as we got all the paperwork we needed not only in a timely manner but with correct dates. I sent all of that off to where it needed to go and on Friday we heard back from Home Depot that his leave has been extended to March 23rd - the date the doctor requested as it's our next follow up appointment. I haven't heard back yet about his short term disability but the way they do things, I'm not worried.
I really don't think (and really hope) that he's still not home then as it does seem like he's getting close to walking again. I don't think last week will set him back any as he really wasn't given restrictions but that's where we are health wise.
I haven't updated here in a while so now's a good time. First up - mom. Mom is doing well after her wrist surgery. She says the doctor told her no restrictions whatsoever and she's taken that to heart. We got 4 or 5 inches of snow on Sunday morning and she went out and actually used the snowblower. She said her wrist got tired but didn't hurt any worse than it had before. There are some things she really can't do (lift the 30 pound bag of dog food for example) that she will ask me or Abby to help her with but for the most part, she's asking for very little help. I didn't expect anything different from her.
Now onto Lenny. He's getting there and I don't expect him to be back to work before the short term disability runs out on March 5th but I really think that he can go back for 3/24 which is his expected return to work date. Hopefully the long term disability will kick in starting the 6th without any issues. Lenny is walking around the house more and more without the crutches and on Saturday, for the first time in a long time, he actually stood at the end of the register and bagged all our groceries (something he typically does - we don't like how the baggers bag our groceries). That is an accomplishment IMO as we did a "big" grocery week - that means the cart was basically overflowing and once bagged we ended up needing two carriages. Then yesterday, with some help from me, he had to fix our dryer as the heating unit broke and he hobbled around the basement looking for tools without the crutches. At night when he needs to use the bathroom, he's going without the crutches (the bedroom and the bathroom are both on the second floor of the house) so every little bit is improvement. I'm really hoping that when we have the next follow up on the 9th (we had to move it from the 23rd due to Abby's Special Olympics) we can finally get the "return to work authorization" paperwork filled in.
Lenny is also feeling good after his heart attack too but he'll go see his regular cardiologist next week. Lenny had made an appointment with the doctor who put in the stents as directed by the hospital staff. When he got there though, the doctor asked why Lenny made the appointment with him instead of his regular cardiologist. "I did what we were told at the hospital" was his response as I too was told that's who he needed to follow up with. So yeah, he'll go there next week
Other than that, things are moving along. Not at record breaking speeds but they're moving. I will continue to keep you updated though until the end of this whole thing. I think the end is finally in sight.
Any improvement is progress! Definitely seems like Lenny is doing much better. Glad to hear Mom's surgery was without complications. Sounds like things are finally going bettrer for you all. What events will Abby compete in? Please wish her good luck from us.
Any improvement is progress! Definitely seems like Lenny is doing much better. Glad to hear Mom's surgery was without complications. Sounds like things are finally going bettrer for you all. What events will Abby compete in? Please wish her good luck from us.
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Thanks. For Abby, it's not the "traditional" Special Olympics where she has cetain events she competes in. The town we live in plus four surrounding towns came up with the "5 town Special Olympics Day games" and it's kind of like a field day. They have 8 different stations they move around to centered on one sport. I think this year it's soccer again - I think the first time they had people from the NE Revolution with the kids. Last year it was Football and they had "Gronk" from the Patriots there doing a drill with the kids. It's always a lot of fun but I will definitely tell her good luck for you.
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Glad to hear your mom is doing well and Lenny is improving. Here's hoping things calm down for you.
We got the same instructions from the hospital after Dave's stents were placed. Then when we tried to get an appointment, that doctor wasn't available so they slotted us over to one of his partners whom we had never met. (and didn't like him either) Dave's back with his regular cardiologist.
Good luck to Abby! Sounds like a great day and lots of fun!
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