Surgery scheduled

Hi everyone. Sorry for the long delay in postings. A combination of a bum knee and work related projects that I am working on at home has slowed me down a bit (well, that is my story and I'm sticking to it!) Much has happened as of late. Sherry's birthday celebration went very well with many people showing up to wish her well. She had a great time. After everyone had left and we were alone she started to cry and said it was the best birthday she had ever had. Thank you to everyone who found the time to come and celebrate this special birthday with her. We appreciate you all.

Today we met again with Dr. Ruff. The surgery to repair the ventrel hernia and also remove her gall bladder is set for 12:45 on Thursday, November 9th. It is a pretty big deal which will require a few days stay in the hospital and about a 6 week recovery time. She is very glad to finally have a date she can count on. As you know, she just wants to get this over with and "move forward." I will be glad when it over as well. Hopefully, this is the last major medical hurdle to overcome. Then we will get on with her recovery.

This morning Jody said she read an entire book outloud. It was a short self help book about customer service, how to interact with the public and co-workers. She said she enjoyed it and understood most of it. Two days ago she made meatloaf. Jody reported that really did mix all the ingredients and put them into the baking dish and then the oven. She was quite proud of herself over that one...as we all were.

Her slow, steady journey of recovery continues. We expect a short interruption, but then she will be on the road again. I will keep you all informed about the surgery. If you get the chance, stop in and visit her in the hospital. I know it would help her very much. Thank you all.

enough for now,

I love my wife...tomorrow we move forward,

Dean

Celebration

Sherry's birthday celebration will be held this Friday evening at Pearl St. Ice Cream Parlour. We should be there right around 5 pm or shortly thereafter. Sherry would love to see as many of you as can come. She is very excited. If you have not seen her for awhile you may be amazed at the progress she has made. No need to bring gifts, just bring your good cheer and encouragement. If you have any questions just post a response to this blog entry and ask your question. I will respond right away. Hope to see you Friday night,

I love my wife........tomorrow we move forward,

Dean

Timeline

Sherry had her appt. with the infectious disease specialist. He is of the opinion that Sherry probably did not have a severe reaction to an anti-biotic early in her illness. He feels that the severe breakout of her skin was probably just part of the original toxic shock syndrome. However, he did prescribe a anti-biotic that Sherry has not had before as a test. Jody gave her a small, pediatric dose this afternoon and she did not have any kind of reaction. I just gave her a slightly larger dose a few minutes ago and will watch her over the next few hours. If all goes well, she will be able to use the anti-biotic for her surgery.

Dr. Ruff wants to see Sherry again before scheduling surgery. He cannot get her in until the 27th. We have been told that the operation probably cannot be scheduled for at least two weeks after that. So, Sherry is looking at about another month or so before she can get this over with. This does not make her very happy, but she is dealing with it okay for now. She at least has something resembling a timeline.

We are beginning to plan a birthday get together for this Friday evening at the Pearl Street Ice Cream Parlour. She would love to see as many of you as can make it. I will post more info here in the days to come and also be making phone calls. I hope we can make this a special night for her, she sure deserves it.

enough for now,

I love my wife........tomorrow we move forward

Dean

a little down time

Sorry for the delay in posting. For the past week or so I have have been pretty much down with swelling of my right foot and knee. This is an ongoing situation that flares up from time to time. I'm not sure what is causing it but I am determined to get to the bottom of it, and find out. I have been on potent anti-inflammatories and pain killers since Tuesday. I think it's finally starting to resolve. It has made for a boring weekend for us all. I didn't even go to the Duck game on Saturday (break out the violin :) So, we have all had a little down time for several days now. Hopefully, the coming week will be better.

Sherry has continued to work hard. Her reading skills continue to improve almost daily it seems. As I write this she is reading her latest "Better Homes and Garden" magazine. She is looking forward to her appt. on Tuesday. She feels once her surgery has been done, she can move forward even faster. She really wants to get it over with..

Sherry's birthday is coming up very soon. I had intended on having the Papa's Pizza fundraiser (to help offset the cost of vision therapy) on her birthday, but the uncertainty of the surgery has made that impossible. I will keep you all informed of whatever plans we make for her birthday. I know she would love to see as many of you as possible. We had a party for her last year, but she was still very sick, almost totally blind. She went into her second coma shortly afterwards and does not remember the party at all today. I want to make this years party special for her.

Well, enough for now,

I love my wife........tomorrow we move forward

Dean

Waiting

Sherry will have to see another doctor to address the concern about anti-biotics. We cannot get her in until the 17th. of this month for that. The Surgery will not be scheduled until then. So, we continue wait.

enough for now,

I love my wife......tomorrow we move forward

Dean

Still no news

I talked to the doctor's office today and they still do not have anything scheduled regarding surgery. Hopefully, tomorrow we will find out, but I was told no promises. This is getting a bit frustrating, especially for Sherry who just wants to move forward and get this done.

Sherry's reading skills are definatly returning. This evening she sat in her chair and read from a cookbook (a different one than a few days ago) putting several words together at a time and having great fun. I honestly feel it is just a matter of time before she is reading books again which has always been one of her joys in life.

enough for now,

I love my wife....tomorrow we move forward

Dean

No news

No news yet on a date for Sherry's upcoming surgery. We will let you all know when we find out, hopefully tomorrow.

I love my wife....tomorrow we move forward

Dean