Just wanted you all to know I will be here not as often for a while. My dad fell last Friday and broke both fibula and tibia in his left leg, while mowing grass. Luckily one of the neighbors witnessed it and called 911. He is in the hospital here in Peoria,IL. I will be here in Peoria til Tuesday, as he is having surgery on Monday. He is miserable, in pain, and very frustrated that he is going to be "down" for the summer. He had some travel plans and things he wanted to do now that our weather has finally started to warm up and act spring- like. He loves to work outside and do wood working, and he wont be able to either one of those things for probably 8-12 weeks depending on his recovery. His workshop is in the basement, and I dont him navigating any steps in the near future. My sister and I will be here to help as needed, and as work allows. Neither one of us can afford to take a lot of time off work, but we will work something out. My aunt offered to take care of him at her house in Indy (his sister) but we will see if that is going to be a viable option. Say some prayers that the surgery goes well tomorrow will ya? thanks so much! I will be checking in periodically
Linda OH! ps...on a good note..my MIL is now out of the hospital and living with SIL afer having a stroke last week. Luckily she was in rehab at a nursing home recovering from pneumonia when she had the stroke, so they got her to the ER quickly! She has a long road to recovery but she is glad to be 'home'.