Medical updates

The good, nay, great news is my mom getting released from the rehabilitation center this past Tuesday. She's home and very happy. At first we thought she would need surgery on her wrist to put a plate in, but another specialist decided against it.

I wound up driving home Monday morning...the snow forecast for Sunday night never materialized, but it poured rain, and the weather radar showed sleet/snow in CT, and I decided to sacrifice the day's pay and drive home in the morning. The heavy snow line fell between New Haven and Hartford on Rte. 91, and I made it back without any problems.

On the downside, I came down with a pretty bad chest cold on Friday. It's been a quiet weekend - I'm drained. I do have to work tomorrow, but will probably split the day between the datacenter and home.

The quiet before the storm

I'm writing from my parents' home this morning. Came down yesterday to visit my mom in the rehabilitation center and to stay with my dad while my brother works. All is quiet for now, but things will get busy once everyone is up.

I'm happy to report my mother is doing much better. She can walk around unassisted and has a lot more range of motion in the arm that has the broken wrist. She's going in for more X-rays Tuesday, so we're hoping we'll have an idea on when she's coming home. Took my dad to visit her yesterday, then came home and had some pizza and watched the football games.

My brother should get out of work @ 10:30 or so, then it will a decision on whether I can out run the snowstorm back up to Boston. We shall see.

Happy New Year

My first post of 2008....here's hoping this year is one of prosperity and happiness for us all.

Spent the weekend down in Jersey visiting the family. My mom is doing better at the rehab facility...she looks much better and the swelling in her fingers is just about gone. Her arms are still in splints, so she can only move them at shoulder level. She's scheduled for another round of X-rays in 2 weeks, then we'll have a better idea on how she's healing.

Spent a lot of time with my dad...he was in good spirits, but he has problems when he's away from the house for very long, particularly in the evening. He's in good health, but it's heartbreaking to watch him fail mentally.

We all had a great dinner at a Portuguese restaurant Sunday night...Tero's on Ridge Rd in Lyndhurst. Met up with some friends there, along with L and G, and drank sangria and ate a lot of food.

Drove back yesterday and planning on watching some football and relaxing.