That’s not right … a collection of stories, events, and incidents that are just … not right! I am speechless about this one. This is why you should never let your wife take your son to your daughter’s birthday party sleepover at a hotel with a bunch of 10 year old girls!
Honey, I know you never read G&G … you don’t have time … but if you ever happen to stumble on this site, and particularly this post, just know … that’s not right!
This is an XRAY (… Get it? An afternoon play on words … XRAY of RAY …) dancin’ into the evening. ( … Speaking of dancing … I bet good ‘ol Righty is on his way to the dancehall this evening with his repaired heart … Remember him? …).
Anyway, Dad just returned from Dr. BoneFixer, who said that the BoneBreaks were all healing nicely. What does that mean? Well, the fracture on the clavicle was almost not visible. More importantly, the pelvic bones were showing to be totally symmetrical … meaning the pelvis was healing straight. BoneFixer, another one who saw Dad when he first came into the trauma unit, was totally impressed with Dad’s recovery. (… LIGHTBULB! … Bing! Can you say, Miracle? Can you say, Power of Prayer? …)
Keep ‘dem bones moving everyone. Have a good weekend.
No. Dad is not moving to another facility. But he is moving down the hall. That dude … Dad’s roommate … was released today and apperently they need Dad’s room for two new chics. How rude of me?!?! They need Dad’s room for two new female patients. So, in case you want to visit Dad this weekend ( … AND YOU SHOULD DO SO! … ), he can be found at the following:
It is located right across the street from Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and you can park in the South Garage. Come by … Dad would love to see you … even if he has never met you … you have been praying for him … he would enjoy meeting you finally … you might even like it!
That’s the best I can say … a message from our friends at Parker Brothers … SORRY …
Dad has gotten better ( … as he does each day …) , but I have been so swamped with work and stuff that I did not even talk to Mom or Dad until a few minutes ago. Don’t have much time to play SORRY with you today, because I have to go back to my law-thing-appointment, but here’s a quick update:
We may be a little slow around here at G&G for the next two days because we are heading down South for a little church retreat. Take a break yourself, but come back as soon as you can. And bring some friends. We have some secret surprises to share with you all!
Not regular ball … but MedicineBall. Just got a call from Mom, who is reporting live from Dad’s physical therapy gym (… PTGym …) . She says that Dad is standing up, without leaning on his walker, and playing ball with the physical therapist. You go, Dad! (Must have been all that rest that Dad got last night … yep … Mom says that Dad slept from 11:00pm to about 5:45am … that is the longest run yet.)
Stay tuned for some pics from the PTGym.
Just got a call from Righty … that guy who had a little ( … no, BIG … ) scare earlier this week … and he is at home finally. That’s right, HOME SWEET HOME! Here’s the Righty Update:
Thanks for the call, Righty. There have been a lot of people praying for you. That means, your life … after this incident … will never be the same. You have an amazing story to tell and lots of people that will need to hear it.
World, you’ve known her as SunFlower Greeters … we know her as Carolyn Usher. She is a wonderful lady, mom, wife, and friend to many. I know her impact on this world based upon how well she raised her children. MyBeloved knows her impact on the world based upon her mentoring of many young married women. Yesterday, she went Home. Here is a note from her son:
With a heavy and yet rejoicing heart I report to you that our Mom, Carolyn, has been promoted to Glory.Mom passed onward this afternoon around 12:30 in the presence of family, nurses and her doctor at the Spartanburg Hospice House.
We rejoice in that Mom is no longer in discomfort and will not further suffer. We rejoice that Mom is with the Lord, singing His praises, fully restored.
We mourn the loss of our Mom, as we have lost an incredible woman of the Lord, a phenomenal and loving wife to my Dad, and an amazing mother to both my brother Abe and I, as well as several others through ministry.
I cannot express the appreciation that the family has for all of the support from friends, colleagues, family, and the body of Christ. We will continue to look to the Lord for manna. Though the road ahead is a rough one, we stand on the solid rock of the Lord, continuing to trust in Him as He guides us out of the valley.
“Mrs. Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her cleanliness more uncomfortable and unacceptable than dirt itself.” (Charles Dickens, Great Expectations)
Dad is no housekeeper, but he has an exquisite art of making his rehabilitation more uncomfortable and more painful than the average “recovering messed up dude.” The RehabTeam continues to be amazed at Dad’s progress … but it is not enough in Dad’s mind. He’s a goal setter … he’s a fighter … he remains my hero! Here is what Dad has been able to conquer over the past few days:
Basically, Dr. Groovin’ says that Dad is almost 100% “there” brainly, mentally, cognitively ( … which is why they can set a target release date … ), but that his physical body needs help ( … muscles, bones, eyes, mouth, etc. … ).
Let’s re-word that … Dad’s brain tells Dad’s left leg to move and the message actually gets there = brain works. However, Dad’s left leg does not move as quickly and as strongly as it should because the leg is injured = muscle or bone damaged. And since Dad has imposed GreatExpectations on himself, he gets frustrated.
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