My physical therapy is going well. I have about 75-80% movement back in my arm and hand. I make gains everyday. It still hurts a lot, but the progress is worth it. I can almost turn my hand palm up and flex my wrist back. I am using my hand and arm more each day, and with each day, it gets easier and I’m a little less stiff. I saw a doctor today who gave my arm a clean bill of health. The fracture is completely healed. I also managed to get a copy of my X-rays from Stanford. I’ll post some pictures of the metal in my arm soon.<\/p>\n
My back is a different story. I’m having problems getting an appointment with a back specialist. It still hurts and it’s still swollen. However, all things heal with time and I’m sure I’ll be as good as new before too long.<\/p>\n
We had some friends recently get married. I went to the reception on Saturday night. I paid for that with tons of back pain later on, but it was worth it. It was a very nice and fun reception. I took our three oldest kids, and they where very well behaved. It is such a joy to know that we have good kids that we can trust in any social situation. They had a “candy shop” along one wall, and each kid scored on a box full of candy to bring home. The food at the reception was awesome (more on that later). Sami also went to the reception, but as a worker in the kitchen. I was nervous about handling the kids by myself, but like I said, they where great and didn’t need much parenting.<\/p>\n
About the food. Our friend Gayle has a catering business. Her husband, Joey, is cajun and a master with the BBQ. Friday, I went to their house and hung out with Joey while he smoked 24 tri-tips. That was the food for the Reception, along with Gayles amazing salads, sides and epicurean delights. That has to be the best tri-tip I have ever had. Freshly smoked, piping hot tri-tip. It pays to be the official taste-tester of a master BBQer! While I was there we watched a couple of westerns. One was “The Magnificent Seven” with Yule Brenner. That was a good movie. We also watched an old spaghetti western called “They Call me Trinity”. That was a great movie. It was very funny and very clever.<\/p>\n
I drove for the first time on Saturday. That was an experience. I don’t have enough strength in my right hand to turn the key in the ignition or move the gear selector. But I got it figured out in the end, and I made it my destination without any mishap. I still can’t drive a manual transmission, but I’ll get there.<\/p>\n
I guess that’s all my news for now. I have to go haggle with the insurance company now. Ya’ll be good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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