Category: General

Hi Everyone, I haven’t posted since we left the hospital – 2 weeks ago tomorrow. Things were quite busy the first week as Sam required more care. As he progresses things are becoming more “normal” as much as possible right now. When Sam was in the hospital I was able to stay with a very… Continue reading A Place to Stay

HI Everyone There isn’t much to report but I get lots of emails asking for updates so I’ll try to put something up more regularly regardless of whether it’s necessarily newsworthy. On Tuesday March 1 there was mention of the foot pain and the possibility of it being gout.  I had stated that I was… Continue reading Thursday March 3 Update

Hi Everyone I realize we left you hanging for too long, my apologies. It seemed I kept spiking a fever on a daily basis and since the blood infection resulted in lots of fever it’s an uncomfortable situation. The last thing we want to do now is get another infection.  The daily temps may still… Continue reading Tuesday March 1 Update

I had a nice visit today, Mom was here.  We enjoyed Dave Blakeslee’s explanation of how his experiences of being a potter for 40 years has some real tie ins with how Father God is like a potter to us and how we are the clay.  As the clay we go through many stages and… Continue reading Day 3 Home, 8 days Post Op

Hi Everyone Today was better than yesterday on so many fronts.  The pain levels are so much better controlled today and my feet are improving. It really made me a happy man to shuffle past Rita this morning without waking her up!  She was so sacked and with everything she’s been doing she really deserved… Continue reading Day 2 Home, One Week Post Op

Today was major pain from first light- it was great to be in my own bed and 6 hours of sleep easily beats just a quick doze here and there. Having had the hospital cut my neuropathy meds by 75% has left my feet feeling skinned raw. When your feet don’t have normal feeling then… Continue reading Day 1 Home (1st full day) – Day 6 Post Op