Christmas 2007

Grandpa is Back on His Feet

The news from Albany is that both doctor appointments went very well today. The "miracle of the foot" is that Grandpa's foot was so painful yesterday that he could not even walk in to the bedroom last night, so Grandma wheeled him to bed in the wheelchair. When he stepped down on to the floor from the wheelchair, he felt a pop in his foot and the pain was immediately gone.

This morning he still felt fine, walking on it like normal. Dr. Ashdown confirmed that his problem was not a bone spur, but something called something like "sygmoiditis". The great thing was that Dad got a manipulation/realignment (which I guess is the treatment for it) on his own, and needs no further treatment at all.

This afternoon Dr. Gaekward, the hernia surgeon, said that his incision is healing normally and he will see him again in three weeks. No more antibiotics or pain pills! Yeah!!

He will be set to celebrate his 89th birthday on Saturday.

Snowy Weekend

We got a lot of snow this weekend down here in Provo. The kids were loving it, but it made the driving a little hectic. We even had to go rescue Tracey's mom who got stuck on a little hill close to our house. We had planned to go to Temple Square tonight to see the lights, but decided against it with all the snow and cold weather. Tracey had a nice birthday yesterday and we are going out to her mom's for a family party tonight. We were glad to hear that everything went well with Kyle's and Grandpa's surgeries.

Grandpa's Surgery

I just spoke with Mom on the phone and Grandpa is doing really well. The surgery went as planned and Grandpa is feeling good. He ate a big dinner tonight and plans to go home from the hospital in the morning.

Grandpa's foot has been bothering him and he found out he has a bone spur. It looks like he might be in for another surgery, but he's hoping that's the last one for awhile. Uncle Chad wants to take them to Palm Springs in January so he has to be in good shape by then!

BYU basketball game

BYU really took care of U of P, as they should have. the place holds 4800 and it was probably 4000 full. BYU fans were 3000. It was like a home game for BYU - albeit in a smaller gym. The Brazilian just about shot the team into a deficit in the first half, but Cummard and Plaisted played well and kept them ahead. then everything fell in the first 5 min of the 2nd half. it was a fun game to attend. the kids had a great time, and the snacks were much cheaper than the at the blazers.

it is raining a bunch here in portland, and some roads are flooded. but no worries for my short commute. hope chad had little trouble on his roads.