Pete’s Surgery – May 13, 2024

I left at about 14:30, wanted to get home to the animals since we’d been gone so long. And Pete was going to have a busy afternoon as well. We’ve been talking via Marco Polo and texting most of the evening (after I got a nap), and apparently when the PT and OT therapists came they had him up walking around in the room. Later, he went for a nice walk out in the hallways – on a new knee that was less than 10 hours old. When his surgeon came out to me after surgery he said the knee was full-weight bearing – WOW! He had a good dinner (their food is REALLY good there – they gave me a lunch tray and it was wonderful!) and even got on his Monday evening net from his hospital room on his phone (via Echolink I believe)! When I last talked to him Pete sounded just like his usual self, and happy!

I can’t wait to get back to see my Petey in the morning! He will have a couple of more PT sessions and they’ll arrange a whole bunch of stuff that he will need, then he will be coming home in the late afternoon. Casey was able to get time off from work to come and help us get him home and settled – that was a concern of mine – along with how I would take care of an “invalid” when I’m barely able to take care of myself some days. But I don’t have to worry, I can see that he is perfectly capable of getting around as needed, though obviously I’m here to do whatever he needs – and VERY willing! God has made this path so straight, all of the pieces just falling into place, and everyone involved so amazed at how much and how well Pete is walking, how much control he has, etc…That’s our God!