MORE OF THE SAME....BUT IMPROVING

Time to catch up. It is been a while since I entered a blog. All went well last week with Ron. Still doing much of the same with physical therapy. We make it a point to get him in his wheel chair several times a day and make our way to the cafeteria for lunch and then outdoors for some sunshine. We have had great weather here in Tucson. The high on Sunday was 78!....can't complain about that. The wound on Ron's groin is completely healed. We are still working on the one on his bottom...it is healing nicely but still have to continue treating it and dressing it. The kidney wound continues to show improvement in the healing process. The doctors took a look at it yesterday and are pleased with the progress. Ron did quite a bit of physical therapy yesterday. He can now scoot himself into the wheelchair using a slide board without any assistance from anyone. It was great to see him accomplish this. The next step is a portable toilet ......yeah!!! They are also wanting to start practicing transporting him from the wheelchair into a car. They were looking around for someone who may have a sedan type car. I explained to them this is all well and good for the sake of practicing and regaining strength...but in the end...we don't own a sedan....we own an SUV....so the task will be how to get him into the SUV. This remains to be seen. I may end of up having to sell the SUV and buy something smaller if he does not get to this point soon. Some of the therapist have said it could still be two more months before Ron can walk....if this is the case...we may have to go home with the use of a lot of equipment for him to get around and physical therapy either at home or as an out patient at a local facility. I think by the next week or so we will know more as to the route we are going to have to take. We still have a long road ahead of us ...but hopefully, with the right care, support and equipment ...it will go smoothly. If anyone knows of any good physical therapy facilities you can recommend, please let us know. I want to start getting my resources lined up so as not to wait until the last minute. I would need something in the Goodyear, Avondale, or Glendale area ...for convenience purposes. Thomas was here for the weekend. I actually had to run down to Goodyear to pick him up at daycare because my sister-in-law was out of town for the weekend. I left here right after lunch....picked him up and my niece and turned right back around to head for Tucson. It was hectic watching him and Ron...but it was so nice to have him with us. On Sunday late afternoon I took them back home and stayed with him for his doctor's appointment on Monday. It was important to be there as this appointment would tell us if his ears were still infected and if he would need to see a specialist. As it turns out....he does. One ear was still infected and there was still fluid in both. He has an appointment with the ear specialist next month on the 18th. After his appointment I had to drop him back off at daycare....he broke my heart....he hugged me so tight and cried that I had to leave. He knew I was coming back to Tucson with his dad and I would not be picking him up that evening. He eventually settled down for "story time" and I left....with tears in my eyes, too. This morning, Ron and I had breakfast in the cafeteria early this morning. We are enjoying some quite time in a small sitting area of the hospital as I get caught up on our blog. We look forward to another productive day. I also wanted to share with you that we received a letter from a loved one of our first heart donor yesterday. It was great to finally find out who Ron's donor was two years ago. We plan to respond back to them. They have offered to send us photos. He was 30 years old with two children ....he was from California....and a follower of Christ. I will try to keep the blog up to date as best I can. Hope everyone is well. Keep the prayers coming. God is always listening!!!!

Blessings.......