We’re back home in Ohio. The drive home was beautiful through the mountains of Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and sunny the last leg through Ohio. It took us 6.25 hours from doorstep to doorstep; we left at 10:15am and pulled up at home right at 4:30pm. Howie was doing well, so we stopped only twice en route.
Nancy was all smiles when she saw how tall Howie is again, just couldn’t stop smiling. Me neither! Well, I’m going to snooze — just wanted to say we made it back safe and sound. We’ll be home until mid-February, when we drive back to Maryland briefly for Howie’s follow-up appointment. We’ll be staying with Jill (another DG friend) and her husband for a few days.
Dr. Kebaish called this evening just to check on Howie and ask how he’s doing. He wants him to take it easy for the next few weeks and make sure the bones fuse and heal well. It’s sure been a blessing having a surgeon not only highly competent, but also highly compassionate. We appreciate you, Dr. Kebaish!
Our family doctor is going to remove the remaining staples on Friday afternoon. Howie won’t have any PT until after we get back to Ohio after his February 9th follow-up appointment in Baltimore.
Diet-wise, we made poor choices all day today. We’d both been wanting a cheeseburger, so we got McDonald’s for lunch on our way home from Maryland. Dinner was pizza. Tomorrow is…BACK ON PLAN. I need to go to the grocery store and get good foods!
welcome home
Enjoy your cheeseburger bliss and don’t fret about it–you deserved it
today is a new day.
Wow! I have this image of Nancy’s beaming face as she sees her son standing tall-and PAINFREE! God has given you such a blessing, Howie! We can’t wait to grin at you ourselves! Much love to you both!
Welcome home. I am glad you guys are back.
Hey, there! It’s great to be back, even if it is a shade dustier than at Dea’s. Hah!!
Once Howie’s feeling better, we’ll have to start visiting. Right now he’s not comfortable in any of our chairs. Once those staples are out and he’s off the painkillers, it’s bound to be better for him.
I’m glad you guys are back at home. It’s always nice to be in your own home.