Do It Yourself! Great idea! NOT! A large part of the American way of thinking is that pioneering attitude of doing it yourself. The famed “DIY” acronym stands for the loner who doesn’t want to pay someone else to do work they can do for themselves. Really, the DIY attitude…

After almost a month of doctor’s visits, labs, exams, procedures, an intravenous operation, and including 10 days in rehab “The Bub” is back at home.  Not enough can be said about the outstanding staff, nurses, doctors and general help at Graves Gilbert Clinic, The Medical Center, and SKY Rehabilitation center….

Life is like a forest and the days are the trees. It is a dark and foggy picture ahead and you can’t see very far into the forest because the days block it.  This is the frustration of boredom. No matter how far you hike, how many days you chop…

Pops is scheduled for discharge from SKY Rehab on Monday, April 27, 2020. Dad at home.   The fact that I can’t visit him makes it difficult for me to evaluate his condition, but from my telephone conversations it is apparent that he is on the mend. The nurses say…

Dad is in the beginning of his rehabilitation period. It is a difficult time to write about because they have a zero visitation policy due to the Covid19 virus.  It is difficult to speak on the phone with him because he is either confused, tired, or angry about being there….

The pain of getting better includes Phases … Preparation Operation Recuperation Rehabilitation Dad is now in Phase 4: Recuperation. It too is not comfortable for the patient. One of the biggest challenges is that such a medical procedure takes place in a controlled environment, first at a hospital which is…

I arrived at Dad’s room this morning, April 16, 2020, and he was up sitting in the big chair eating breakfast with “no condiments”, but in true Simpson fashion managed to “Shaker his plate.” He has been unplugged from everything except an IV port, O2 hose, and the necessary plumbing…