One week down…and lots more to go

posted by Buttons Padin on May 17, 2008

It’s working! What’s working, you ask? Pretty much everything. Christy is getting stronger every day – the visiting nurse physical therapist was here yesterday and gave her an A-OK. Christy is raring to get back to Wendy Gee, but, sorry Lee, I think she needs a bit more R&R. Also, this Lots of Helping Hands site has proven the ideal application to help our family manage all the moving pieces of Christy’s care. What we’re finding, however, is that Lizzie having set up 5 dinners per seek is more than we need (and, if you ask Christy, she’ll tell you in no uncertain terms that is more than my waistline needs). As we go along, I may contact some of the chefs among you all to offer my thanks on dinner but ask for a rain check.

In an effort to fight cabin fever, we’re also going to try to get Christy out of the house more often. A walk in the sun, a drive by the water, whatever. Although she and I made a quick trip to the grocery store last night at 8:30 (she just HAD to have an ice cream cone), finding that the hustle and bustle of even an empty store was a bit much. If any of you ever take Christy out, which I encourage, please remember to hold her arm and walk on her right. That’s the side where her vision is bad and you can act as her bumper as she gets use to her new sightlines.

This is our second weekend home from the hospital, we have plans to go to friends for dinner tonight, Allie will be taking Christy shopping today and we hope to get some gardening done. Enjoy the weekend, all of you Helping Hands, and know you have all brought sunshine…even on a rainy Friday.

Buttons