Time to go back to work

A lot of changes since my last post. On 8/6 I got my staples removed. It was extremely painful since my Dr. puts a strong glue over the staples which made it difficult to remove the staples. Thankfully Wil was with me for the app. My mother had driven me to there. This picture was taken about 1 week after the staples were taken out.


Between my 88 year old mother and my 17 yr old grandson, I got to the rest of my PT sessions until I could drive myself.
After a few weeks, I was finally able to start reading. I finished 2 books which was 1/2 as many as I hoped.
PT has and continues to push me beyond what seems possible but it's obviously working. This bike has been a part of my daily work out. Something I couldn't figure out why Wil didn't get rid of. Now I know why.




Chickweed salve applied helped the dry skin.


My knee as it looks today! The scar is healing nicely. As soon as the swelling is and healing on the inside is complete, I will be happier.


I started back to work on Sat the 23rd and will go each day next week. I think I'm ready :) I still have at least 2 weeks of PT. Thanks to Wil, my children, grandchildren, mother, sisters, family, special friends, pastor and church, for everything that was done for me!! I feel blessed.
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Grandson being Chauffeur

Monday 8/4
Isaiah woke up early Monday and then offered to drive me to PT. Even though I admit I was a bit apprehensive since I hadn't driven with him since he had driver's education, I sent my friend Bernie a text saying that she didn't need to come take me to PT. I was very pleased with Isaiah's driving. He's very cautious and I don't mind that at all. I convinced PT to teach me to use the cane since I wanted to go to Wil's uncle, Neil Beachy's viewing in the afternoon. When we got home from therapy I found Amish peanut butter and homemade bread on the counter.

Sue and David from KS arrived at our place around 2:20, then I went to the viewing with them. Wil met us there. I was so glad that I was able to go but it also helped me to know that going to the funeral would be too much. Sue, David and Mary came over here afterward then we ate together. Mary brought the food!

Travette and Kederick came in the evening to spend time with Isaiah. Along about 11:15, I sent Wil a text and said that he needed to help me get upstairs. PT still doesn't want me to do stairs because of my weak thigh muscles but I knew I could and these boys were having too much fun for me to be able to sleep and I didn't want to stop the fun. I knew that if it was like normal, they would be up all night then sleep until 1 or 2 the next day. Going upstairs wasn't half as difficult as getting comfortable in my own bed!
Tuesday 8/5
I had a restless night but I slept until 4:30 then Wil helped me back downstairs. I then sent Isaiah a text saying, "I really need you sugared up boys to go to sleep so I can sleep as well". He felt bad and said, ok and sorry. They soon fell asleep and so did I. I woke up at 10 til 8:00.

Brennan came over later in the morning. He has been an almost daily companion since I'm home from the hospital. I tend not to mention Matt, Monica and the boys, but they are pretty much a daily support for me. It's great to have them close by.


This was some of my entertainment today. I have 3 books that I want to read but I seriously can't keep my eyes open when I try and read. I think if I'd get into them it would help. Hopefully less drugs by next week.



Enjoy this form of transportation when I get too bored and curious and yet can't walk the distance!

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Staples

I should say that the actual staples don't really hurt. The pain is more from inside and the tightness from being up any length of time.

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Church at Delbert and Glenda

Wil decided to be nice and stay at home from church to be with me. Since Delbert and Glenda had church, we sat on the deck and listened to their church singing. They sing a long time. Wil was listening from the shop quite a while before he discovered he could hear it almost better from the deck. It was quite an unusual experience to sit on the deck on since a perfectly calm and beautiful morning, listening to Amish singing while the birds are singing in the background and every now and then the woodpecker would peck away on the tree making it sound like an offbeat drummer.








Anna & Frank brought me a cane to use on their way home from church and then took theses pictures for us .

Don and Bernie Miller brought great food for lunch. We had pulled pork sandwiches, broccoli salad, cucumber salad, chips and brownie sundaes!

Larry & Elsie along with their 2 youngest children came over for a brief visit. Was so nice to see them!

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Recovery continues#2

Monday July 28th. Cheryl Miller- a church friend took me to my 9:45 Therapy. My 2nd visit was quite a bit better then my 1st. I was on the bike and got all the way around twice. The rest of my day I had 3 visitors that were here most of the day. Brennan and Sawyer discovered a game on my phone and iPad and thus are content sitting in my living room! After I got tired of watching Full a House, I sent Jeremiah upstairs. He is obsessed with that show right now. The boys are always full of hugs and can be helpful with lots of errands. Mary stopped in after work to return some curtains that she had taken home to shorten.

Tuesday July 29th. Fairly quiet morning. I enjoyed a phone call from Iva Jean Kauffman and a visit from neighbor, Glenda and Micah.
My sister Anna spent the afternoon with me. She massaged my dead thigh muscle for at least an hour and brought me an electrical machine. Before she left, she swept the downstairs. That is not Wil's favorite job:)

Wed. July 30th Jan took me to Therapy today, so I was grateful that I wasn't sick this time. During the night I had taken IBUPROFEN a few times in hopes that it would help with the inflammation. Although it was on my meds that I can continue, I had a hunch that was a mistake. So today I asked and they said only on occasion if I have a head headache. Back to square one. I have found that the ES machine that Anna loaned me helps not only my thigh muscle wake up but also with the inflammation. In the afternoon Monica brought me a nice Rose plant that she bought at the request of my brother Wilbur and his wife Delila.




Thursday July 31st was a very quiet day. In the morning my friend, Bernie took me to my MD app. It was just a, after being admitted and released hospital patient visit. I really questioned the importance of this visit with Dr. Bhagat but I lost. Once again I needed transportation. I decided that needing to depend on others for transformation would be enough reason, not to be Amish.

Friday Aug 1st Monica took me to Therapy and the 3 boys went along and played electronics while they waited on me. On the way home, all 3 got into trouble and we're not allowed their normal visit at my house until they had their time outs and did lots of chores. My friend, Bernie refers to the boys as my 3 little angels. That day she thought we could call them the 3 fallen angels. At PT, they suggested that I take my Norco med more often and try to stay ahead if the pain.

Saturday Aug 2nd. My almost 88 year old(Aug 10) mother came and spent the morning to help me a little laundry, sweep the main floor and fix Isaiah's bed.


Wil left for Chicago to pick up Isaiah. Poor Isaiah had gotten sick the evening before and was still vomiting on the way to the airport. He said that he slept most of the flight and his stomach felt better when he woke up but then he had stabbing ear pain. When getting his luggage, his nose started to bleed. Wil was hungry so they decided to stop to eat even tho Isaiah wasn't sure he was ready for food.



He held onto his barf bag for a while after the cheeseburger. He ended up falling asleep around 7:00 and we couldn't wake him up for the Beachyville Welcome Home dinner. He slept all night. It's nice to have him back

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Recovery continues

Saturday 7/26 A rather quiet and relaxing day for me. No appointments to go to and Matt, Monica, Brennan, a Sawyer and Jeremiah left this morning to go camping. Wil however, was working hard all day on a project that required cement mixing.





In between he would need to come inside with his dirty shoes to do things for me, like refill my ice machine. So when he stopped his project he still had plants to water, bird feeders to fill, get produce from the garden and sweep the house. He had mowed the yard on Friday evening. He has been working hard. Oh, and I forgot to mention, the laundry. Since he's a Nurse, he is very adamant about everything being clean so there is no chance for an infection by the incision.

In the afternoon Dr. Bjorklund and and her daughter, Skye came to visit. They brought oranges and a picture that Skye made for me. Much to Dr. B's embarrassment, Skye told me what to do, just in case I want to write her a Thank You note, for the picture she made and the oranges they brought. It was too cute!

I feel like I need to document what my mom was doing today. My cousins, Sarah and Gloria had taken my Mom and Aunt Liz to Ohio to visit my Dad's sister, Emma.






Sunday 7/27 Wil's sister, Mary came to stay with me from 8:15-11 since Wil was leading the singing at church. Around 12:45 or friends, Bernie & Don and Ruth & Jerry brought Chinese Carry Out. I really enjoyed that! Soon after they left Ron and Patty, also from church, stopped by for a visit and brought a meal for us to eat later in the week. After that, Wil had a long hard nap!
In the evening my Mom, Norm & Carol, Rusty, Lynette & Henry along with Gogeek(sp?) came for a visit. I called it a great day!


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