It has been a while so I might as well post while I wait for Sammie and Kaysha to come home. Things are progressing for me. I have started using Mondays for my "progress report". Each Monday I look back and see if I feel any better and if things are getting any easier for me. I have been able to walk more without crutches. My walking is pretty heavy and awkward so I pretend that I have a string attached to the top of my head and it is pulling me up. When I remember to do that (as long as the pain isn't too bad) I really do walk better. Some days I get pretty excited because I feel like the walking is getting pretty close to normal. That, unfortunately, doesn't last long, but I enjoy it while I can.
I went to St. George with some of my sisters last Thursday to Sunday. It was a lot of fun. We had a chance to reminisce, went to a show at Tuacan, shopping, of course, watched a movie together, ate, and spent time at the pool. It was very relaxing. I really do love being with them. Colby, Meg and I went to the Utah Symphony in the park tonight and watched fireworks. It was so good. Ali, Eric and the kids met us there. I get so emotional when those patriotic songs are played. I am very happy to live in this country. I think so often people are only thinking of things that are wrong that we very often don't remember how many things are right with our country. Our family loves the fourth of July. The parade is coming up and that is one of the highlights of our whole year. We love to go. I am so happy to be alive!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
June 13 - update
It has been a week since my last post so it is time to update a little. It was a pretty uneventful week last week. Kaysha went to an outdoor youth adventure and just got home last night. This was to be a week full of adventure..... river trip, jungle gyms, rock climbing, trek, sleeping in teepees every night, etc. She was very excited as this is just Kaysha; however, she ended up sleeping in the lodge for two nights upchucking. She was pretty bummed but made the most of it anyway. After all, she was able to watch 6 movies while she was there. I was proud of her that she still said she had a great time.
Sammie gets home tomorrow from New York. I think she has worn Haley completely out. Thanks Haley for showing her such a wonderful time. You and Wayne need a vacation when this is done. It will be good to have her home.
Meg continues to help me. I am trying to move more without my crutches. The more I do that, the more it hurts after a while and I find I am holding my breath so I need to remind myself to breathe. Meg hurries to my side with crutches or just her hand to steady me. She is so good to be my "runner" at times when I just can't do it. I had more x rays of my pelvis done last week and the doctor said I am healing well. When I discussed the pain issues with him and asked him what I needed to do to help the pain, he said "work it". He told me that I might overdo one day and if so I would know to not do that much the next day. I decided to put it to the test. He probably told that to the wrong person because the next morning I got up and went with my "gym buddy" to the gym for the first time in 2 months. It was so good to catch up and it felt good to exercise. I didn't do the class and we were only there about 35 - 40 minutes but it was a start. Thanks Wendy for driving. Probably everyone will be so happy when I can drive myself again. My kids have been so good to drive me everywhere I need to be or want to be. I am a "basket case" in the car. I have told Colby that I need a blindfold before I get in. He is a really good driver but I am looking everywhere all of the time. The car we got has such dark tinted windows, it is difficult to see especially at night so next week I am getting that taken care of. Ali is driving the car into a shop and I am having the tinting removed from the driver and passenger side in the front. I tried to do it myself but I just couldn't. I get very light headed when I hold my head up for a prolonged amount of time.
I feel that my healing is making a major breakthrough. I really did wear myself out after my doctors appt when he told me to "work it". I have not been able to sleep on my side because of the pain that would go into my inner thighs but the last 2 nights I have been able to move my legs without pain and have been able to sleep on my side. It was a happy day for me.
This has been such a long drawn out ordeal and I need to thank my sweetheart. So many people have done so much for me but no one has done more for me than my husband. I am so grateful to him for his patience (especially when I am in the car trying to use the imaginary brake on the passenger side. Pretty soon I will have made a hole through the floorboard and I will be able to dig my heels into the asphalt.) I am grateful for his help as he has tried to do everything within his power to make everything in our home pleasant as I recover. I don't know what I would do without him. By the way we went on our first date together 40 years ago today. I just can't be that old, can I?
Sammie gets home tomorrow from New York. I think she has worn Haley completely out. Thanks Haley for showing her such a wonderful time. You and Wayne need a vacation when this is done. It will be good to have her home.
Meg continues to help me. I am trying to move more without my crutches. The more I do that, the more it hurts after a while and I find I am holding my breath so I need to remind myself to breathe. Meg hurries to my side with crutches or just her hand to steady me. She is so good to be my "runner" at times when I just can't do it. I had more x rays of my pelvis done last week and the doctor said I am healing well. When I discussed the pain issues with him and asked him what I needed to do to help the pain, he said "work it". He told me that I might overdo one day and if so I would know to not do that much the next day. I decided to put it to the test. He probably told that to the wrong person because the next morning I got up and went with my "gym buddy" to the gym for the first time in 2 months. It was so good to catch up and it felt good to exercise. I didn't do the class and we were only there about 35 - 40 minutes but it was a start. Thanks Wendy for driving. Probably everyone will be so happy when I can drive myself again. My kids have been so good to drive me everywhere I need to be or want to be. I am a "basket case" in the car. I have told Colby that I need a blindfold before I get in. He is a really good driver but I am looking everywhere all of the time. The car we got has such dark tinted windows, it is difficult to see especially at night so next week I am getting that taken care of. Ali is driving the car into a shop and I am having the tinting removed from the driver and passenger side in the front. I tried to do it myself but I just couldn't. I get very light headed when I hold my head up for a prolonged amount of time.
I feel that my healing is making a major breakthrough. I really did wear myself out after my doctors appt when he told me to "work it". I have not been able to sleep on my side because of the pain that would go into my inner thighs but the last 2 nights I have been able to move my legs without pain and have been able to sleep on my side. It was a happy day for me.
This has been such a long drawn out ordeal and I need to thank my sweetheart. So many people have done so much for me but no one has done more for me than my husband. I am so grateful to him for his patience (especially when I am in the car trying to use the imaginary brake on the passenger side. Pretty soon I will have made a hole through the floorboard and I will be able to dig my heels into the asphalt.) I am grateful for his help as he has tried to do everything within his power to make everything in our home pleasant as I recover. I don't know what I would do without him. By the way we went on our first date together 40 years ago today. I just can't be that old, can I?
Friday, June 5, 2009
June 5, 2009 - graduation
It was graduation day today for Sammie. I can't believe she is that old. She is beautiful inside and out and I feel so grateful that she is mine. She came home a few nights ago after her last dance performance and let Colby and I know that she was home and said goodnight but she only took a few steps down the hall and turned around and came back and said "thanks for supporting me the last 3 years" WOW!!!!! IT WAS PAYDAY!!!. She is going to the all night graduation party tonight and Colby and I are going to work the 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. shift. I figure, why not, I can't sleep anyway. Insomnia seems to be my new companion. My body has learned to function on about 3-4 hours of sleep a night and I am having a hard time even getting that tonight. Kaysha has begun her summer partying by going out last night to a movie and tonight with another friend roller skating and enjoying all of the things at classic skating. Both girls have trips planned next week so it is going to be very quiet here. Hopefully cheap too.
I am going to start work next Monday. I will go back 3-4 hrs for 3 days a week and ease into the schedule for two weeks before I resume my normal schedule. It feels like I have had a lot of healing in the last two days. Water therapy last Thursday felt so good. I am thinking it is helping and that makes me so happy. I did go to the graduation in the wheelchair. I debated whether or not to do that but when I saw all of the people being so uncomfortable on the bleachers, I was so grateful I had a nice comfortable seat. We went to Leatherby's after the graduation and had our traditional ice cream feast. It seems strange to think that my oldest grandson graduated from 6th grade today as well. I can't be that old.
I am going to start work next Monday. I will go back 3-4 hrs for 3 days a week and ease into the schedule for two weeks before I resume my normal schedule. It feels like I have had a lot of healing in the last two days. Water therapy last Thursday felt so good. I am thinking it is helping and that makes me so happy. I did go to the graduation in the wheelchair. I debated whether or not to do that but when I saw all of the people being so uncomfortable on the bleachers, I was so grateful I had a nice comfortable seat. We went to Leatherby's after the graduation and had our traditional ice cream feast. It seems strange to think that my oldest grandson graduated from 6th grade today as well. I can't be that old.
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