~Time For An Update~

Written by Sue, January 30, 2020     cool, sunny 50's nice day. 

We are moving right along here at the farmhouse, Mr P. is improving each day, according to the PT he is right on target with his physical therapy.~smiling~

There are not enough words to say, 'thank you' to our children and Charlie, (Susan's boyfriend), for all their sacrificing by  moving in with us, to help with dh's recovery, without their help I don't know how we would have managed, both before and after surgery.

Our second son, 'Dre' takes care of the animals,which he loves and says he is having a blast, he sent me a text while we were at the hospital, saying, "Man,I love this farm."

He helps Susan get dh to PT, this morning he is dressed and ready for his pt session, he really likes his pt.

I am given orders to rest while they are gone, but most of the time I am busy, except for today, I decided I wanted to give an update and blog.Hope to visit y'all this afternoon ~wink~

However, yesterday, I wanted to make them think I was leisurely sitting in the sun, so I made some fruit water, picked out a nice goblet,  when I saw then driving in at the driveway, I grabbed my glass and was sitting in the rocker on the porch, but I had not fooled them at all, they saw all the work I had done while they were gone. Oh! well! I tried!~grin~

Susan also takes care of the nursing, 'i.e.' medication, ice therapy, errands, helps me clean,

they pitch in with laundry, even the guys. They all help with anything that is needed. ~wink~

 I take care of the cooking, bathing and giving extra TLC to Mr. P., I also have the night shift.~wink~ I think we have a pretty good team going! I give so much thanks to our Heavenly Father for His divine guidance, in all of this!

Proverbs, 3:5-6: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths!

The highlight of our day is at night, sitting by the fire talking and reminiscing of old times, I think being spoiled by his children, having this special time with them is helping his recovery! I am also thankful for pain meds. too! There is so much laughing and a lot of the time we seem to all be talking at once! This is what happens when you don't see one another for a while, as most of our children live out of state. Soon, this will be another  memory tucked away in my heart and  another one for the book I am writing, called "Life"!
Proverbs,17:22~ A merry heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.

I want thank each of you, my dear friends, for your prayers and kind thoughts, it has meant so much to me, more than you know! Friends, like family are one of God's most treasured gifts to us., I treasure you dearly!💙💚💛

Love, 

Sue

"ps"
They are now home from pt,  I will try and visit you soon.💪💓😅

~Here We Are~

Written by Sue, Friday, January 24, 2020   cloudy, showers later, temps. 60
Good morning dear friends, surgery went as planned Mr P. is doing well, we arrived at the hospital very early Wednesday.....
Note...All photos shared with the permission of Mr. P. he loves his photo taken.
Before surgery..

 by noon, surgery was over, he was in his room, with a brand new knee. Later that afternoon he was up walking, I am so amazed at how soon you are up after surgery.

We were scheduled to go home Thursday, but the Dr. decided to keep him until today, for precautionary reasons, it seems he was having more bleeding than what he should, which wasn't unusual with folks who are overachievers during pt, yes! Mr. P. is an overachiever, they placed this brace on to immobilize  his knee.

When the drs. came in this morning, they decided to keep him until tomorrow, Saturday, they want all the bleeding stopped, where the smaller bandage can be placed on his knee, and to see how he does with PT today.

 Here he is using his new toy, he loves this breathing device, this helps the lungs in preventing pneumonia after surgery.

We are both looking forward to getting back home.
 As I am writing this post Dh is resting and getting ready for PT, One of the keys to quick recovery is being active, but not to active to quick, that new knee has got to get adjusted to that leg, and the leg has got to get used to the new knee. Some of the best sleep.

Our stay at Rex UNC Hospital has been phenomenal, we can't say enough about how well we have been treated and of the efficiency of this hospital,  great food too!As far as the Dr, he and his staff have one of the top orthopedic clinics in the USA, he helped invent the very knee replacement that DH now has.

Thank you for all of your kind thoughts and especially all of the prayers.🙏💙💚💛

Blessings,

Sue