Good News Today - NO Surgery required

Hi All,

I went back to the Orthopedic doctor today and we confirmed that there is NO surgery required for my heel or ankle joints... he said he could if I really wanted it, but everything was falling within the acceptable tolerances....I obviously opted for NO surgery. So from this point forward it is just let the body do its healing and do what we can to protect it from any further injury. I am still in a soft cast for another two weeks while we continue to wait for swelling to go down and get back to "normal".

I did have a first the other night....we needed some supplies for David to continue on our projects (he has stepped up and been a great help). So off to Home Depot we went and I took advantage of one of those electric carts...beep beep, watch out for Dad....I must say I felt a little like a Grandpa cruising around the store...then I realized...I am a Grandpa. Oh well, I was thankful for the ride rather than using the crutches.

Time for more elevation and ice. Sandy has a bunch of pictures on her camera, I just haven't been able to download them here yet.

Take care,

Bill

Bill is out of commission for a while

Hi All,

It has been a rather eventful week. We are pretty much ready for Granddad and Grandma to move in on Nov. 8. Their room is ready, the ramp into the house is built and the room in the garage for Granddad is almost done. While Bill and David were finishing up mudding the drywall in the garage room on Tuesday night, Bill (that's me) did a dumb thing. I was standing backwards on the ladder mudding the ceiling joint and I slipped. The fall was about 5 feet straight down landing full force on my left heel. Thankfully I didn't hit anything else on the way down. Sandy was out doing some shopping...but was informed we needed to make a trip to the ER for some x-rays. I was pretty sure that the ankle was not broken, but not so sure about the heel. I was right, the heel has 5,6,7 breaks....they quit counting, let's just call it shattered. The ER doctors were surprised I didn't also break my hip or back, which is common with that type of fall. It is currently in a soft cast, I saw the orthopedic doctor on Thursday and he said so far no surgery but I need a CT scan on Saturday to check the joints and get some clearer pictures. Sandy has been taking pictures (external) so I may be able to post them later, it is a very pretty purple right now. Healing time is estimated to be 3 months (that's a long time)...so for now I have moved into the supervisor role and David is stepping up in the laborer role.

Thanks for praying....pray more for Sandy and the kids....I am not the best patient, I don't do well sitting around doing nothing...thankfully I have a laptop and wireless.

Sandy will be making the trip north next weekend to drive home with the girls since I have been advised not to fly due to potential blood clots.

Bill

Happy Anniversary!

Just poppin' in again to tell Mom and Dad to have a wonderful anniversary.

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad! May you enjoy a very blessed day, and may you have many more years of wonderful wedding anniversaries!

Thank you for the wonderful example you have set of a God-honoring marriage, among many other things!


~Heidi

It's Valerie's Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Valerie! You're a very special sister and I thank the Lord for you!

This is the earliest picture that I have access to while I'm up here, but I thought I show it so that many could see how much she's grown up. :-)

Praise the Lord that she has also done much spiritual growing, and is continuing in that growth day by day. It is such a blessing for me to be able to have this special time to serve alongside of her and to watch her as she tries to share God's love and care with others.

You're a very special young lady, Valerie, and a wonderful little big sister! :-)

~Heidi

My Daddy's Birthday...

Bonjour! ("Hello/Good Morning")

Just popping in to say "Happy Birthday" to my Daddy, and to give something new, little though it may seem, to those who check often and haven't seen anything fresh and hot off the press. Oh, and by the way, "Hello" to any and everybody from both Valerie and me!

Though we aren't at home to share it with him, we are celebrating my Daddy's birthday today.

This is a picture that I really, really like. It's quality is really not that great because of the fact that it was in motion, and there are obsticles in the way of the subject, but it shows rather plainly, in my Daddy's face, that he loves his children and finds great joy in pleasing them whenever it is possible. It is a wonderful picture of my Daddy with one of his seven little girls (or ten children, in case you're concerned that the boys got left out :-) ).

Have a wonderful birthday, Daddy!

~Heidi :-)

P.S. Feel free to leave comments and tell him "Happy Birthday" for yourselves. :-)