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Colorado Bound
We are the kind of couple that inherently will never leave when we say. When I said I wanted to roll out at 4:30 in the morning, Amanda said, “OK, 4, so we’d actually be on time!” This is our first road trip in our new Yukon. It’s an XL, so long like our Suburban.…
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Much needed getaway
We have had an end-of-summer trip planned and mostly paid for to go to Colorado for a while. Enjoying the cool weather after a hot, busy summer last year was great. So we thought, why not do it again this year? I’m pretty sure this will become a thing for us from now on. Even…
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There’s more
As if all that I laid out in the last post wasn’t enough, as the OxiClean guy would say, but wait there’s more! I had a cousin pass, and I went back to Louisiana for the funeral. Amanda had to stay behind because there was a women’s conference at the church she was leading worship…
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A rough season
We’ve had some rough years, but this one has been particularly callous. I don’t even know where to begin this post, so I’ll start at the top. Buckle up because this is a rough ride. We did start the year with a nice trip to Colorado in February. But not even a week before we…
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Home
The first night at home wasn’t too bad. We made a pillow barrier, think pillow fort, so the dogs would not bump into Amanda’s leg while we slept. Even with a king bed, it was pretty tight for the dogs and me on one side. Yes, we still let them sleep with us; they’re our…
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Discharge
Amanda was sitting up in the chair this morning as we waited for PT. She had her knee up and bent about 90 degrees, saying I think this is better than last time! I quickly said let me take a pic to send to the physical therapist. It took her six weeks of PT to…
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A good night
We had an issue with Amanda’s main rejection medication night dose. They had the wrong dosage, and someone never updated the new dosage. It is an ever-changing dose dependent on the levels in her blood but has remained the same for a while until the infection. They took her off another rejection medication and wanted…
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New Knee
When we showed up this morning, admitting wasn’t open, I guess. Amanda had to do registration at the front desk in the middle of the lobby. I wasn’t too pleased with that she’s giving her and my dob, our job titles, address, and so on. That wasn’t the most professional or secure way to do…
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The Knee
Before I get into the knee, let me catch you up on the wound healing. When the doctor looked at it during the wound care visit, he had a cotton swap to push on it and said, “Oh crap,” as he did it. My heart sank, as did Amanda’s when he said that. Both of…
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Good Report
After my union meeting, our first stop Monday was at wound care. We got one of the better nurses for the bandage change. The change was much easier without the wound vac. I was antsy to see how it looked with the new treatment plan after the collagen mixture failed. It looked great and had…
