Archive for November, 2008

Observations from the Home

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

I have had a couple of months to sit back and take a long look at the world around me. I was mostly disappointed with what I saw, but there were exceptions.
Daytime Television Is Worse Than You Think. Nothing has depressed me more than the fact that when I was bedridden, all the entertainment I [...]

Nick in a “Home”

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Sorry I have not updated lately, but I have been having some computer problems, and my computer genius (Nick) is not here. Last time I posted, I told you that Nick had broken his knee on his right leg (the good leg). He was hospitalized for that for about a week, and then [...]

A Word From The Monopod

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Well, I have finally gotten my hands on a computer with Internet access here in the hospital. I’ve been offline for almost two months and this feels a little weird.
As Rene has told you, due to massive infection my left foot was amputated on October 29th. Undoubtedly, this has been a real life-changing event and [...]

Nick

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Nick completed rehab last week and came home on the 12th. As he was entering our front door he fell while using his walker and broke a bone in his right knee. He has been back in the hospital since last Thursday. This is very frustrating because now he can’t use either [...]

Update on Rehab

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Nick has been at the rehab hospital for almost a week now. He is making great progress, but he is exhausted. They are working him very hard both in physical therapy and occupational therapy. he had four hours of therapy a day 2 PT and 2 OT. Nick says that this is [...]