Sunday August 30

Mom's surgery went well and she is back in her room. The surgeon said that as far as the hip is concerned, she could walk out of the hospital today. She will see the re-hab doctor tomorrow and determine if she goes to re-hab for a couple of days or goes straight home. Thanks to all who have called and visited and for all the prayer support.

Dad is doing okay. He said that he got a fair amount of sleep last night. We hope to get him to the hospital for a short visit this evening.

Continue to pray for us as we make decisions on how to proceed with their future care.

God is good.

Saturday August 29

A brief note to let you know that Mom fell this morning trying to help Dad out of bed and broke the neck of her right femur just below the ball. The socket seems to be in good shape, so tomorrow at 8 am she will have a partial hip replacement. The prognosis is good in that the doctor says that this type of hip replacement is not invasive and usually requires a short re-hab and less pain than others. We are hoping that he is correct and Mom's surgery is as advertised.

I stayed with Dad today while Nancy went with Mom to the hospital. Both are holding it together fairly well but obviously uncertain about the future as we all are. My time with Dad today convinced me that Mom cannot take care of him by herself. Dad is not getting any stronger despite the daily exercise regimen he does religiously. He has to have back-up at this point with everything he does. Just keeping up with medication is a full time job. He spent a good part of the morning trying to find facilities that could take care of him and mother. My siblings will be here tomorrow and hopefully we can have some candid conversations about how to proceed.

We covet your prayers in both Mom and Dad's condition and our decisions to be made.

God is good.