This is the page where I let you all know what's going on with
me and my family.
Originally, this was part of a single What's New(s) page,
which was mainly for website changes. During
the redesign, I haven't been including many updates, and
I've moved ALL of the personal stuff to this. I also
have a blog, now, and some
personal stuff will be included there. I'm probably better
at updating the blog and web-pages than I will be on this
page! (Sorry!)
| Date |
Modifications/News |
| 2006/09/xx |
- Split Personal from Website news.
- Almost there... YEAH!
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| 2006/03/04 |
- Health-wise everything seems
to be going pretty good. A hammer toe (I only have three
(3) left, may require some work, but we're trying to
hold off at least until the van's fixed.
- Speaking of the van, I passed
my driver's test, and am legally able to drive using
hand-controls. One problem, now, is that we have to wait
a while longer before the hand-controls can be
installed. Since we got a new(er) van, while most
everything is the same as the old van, since it's NOT
the same, and is so much newer, they need to get new
estimates. The other is that I cannot LEGALLY drive
using my feet, because my license has been amended.
Technically, I COULD, but if there's an accident and/or
I get stopped, I would be in REAL trouble. Oh, well.
It's not like I've been driving normally up to now, and
suddenly can't. That happened some time ago.
- There was a problem with the
"What Have You Done For Love" challenge. For some reason
or other, though I had sent my contact information
within a couple of hours of receiving the notification
that I had won, they said they didn't get it. After some
emails back and forth, with them telling me I didn't win
because they never received my info and me pointing out
that every email I sent to the same address HAD the
contact info in it, and then actually calling someone at
the advertising firm running the contest for DeBeers
(owner of the A Diamond Is Forever website, where the
contest was held), they finally agreed that we should
get one (since I was the winner, though not as the
"winner" will... It will be sent directly to my home
address.) They sent an affidavit, I signed and mailed it
Express Mail-Next Day back (not taking chances), and
I've received word that we should get it in a couple of
weeks. Anyone I've told about the situation has asked if
I thought it was a "scam". I told them that I didn't
think so... ADIF is owned by DeBeers and the advertising
firm handling the contest has clients world-wide, that
they were too big to pull a "scam" like that. Besides, I
didn't think even they would want possible bad publicity
of "a problem" with one of their contests. (No... I
never threatened them with that, and wouldn't. However,
without the money for lawyers to work on this, the next
step would have to have been to call one of the "Call
for Help" investigators at the local
newspaper/local TV stations.) We'll see.
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| 2006/02/01 |
- Hmmm... Should have mentioned last update
that we got a new van and that was one of the stories on my
Writings page -
New Van Shopping (01/2006). Check it out. It's under
Chris' name first, then mine, but it's OURS!
- The day we had scheduled for the driving
trainer to come and take me out in HER van at about 9:00, she
called at about 7:30 or so, and said that her van wouldn't start.
Apparently at least one of the electronic items they use had
drained the battery (and the backup) and it wasn't recharged,
at least enough to start the van that day. Since she's at a
conference this next week, it's been rescheduled for
02/13/2006. I'll let you know what happens. (Wonder if
the car dealer in my Van Shopping story sold them the
van?
- I had entered the "What Have
You Done for Love" story contest on
www.adiamondisforever.com, where I used an extremely
abbreviated version of
The Bestest Birthday Ever story. On 01/26/2006, I
received an email that I had won! I'm currently awaiting
the affidavit we must sign.
- I also heard about the Indianapolis
Airport soliciting poems for use in Glass Art on the news.
(See the airport's
01/18/2006 article for more information.) Winning
entries "will be included in the artwork by Martin
Donlin..." (see
http://www.newindairport.com/art_bios/donlin.shtm
for preliminary designs.) I entered two poems: "Peace
and Quiet? (On Lake Freeman at 1:30AM)" and "Hey
Little Fella", a lullaby written on 08/29/1983, a few
weeks after my first son was born. I have not included them
on this site, yet, but may soon. My last email from them,
today, said, "It may be a while before we have final
results ..." Here's hoping!
- Genealogy: For Christmas, I gave away
CDs and DVDs of the family genealogy to a number of family
members. I FINALLY got them to the post office (Christopher
took them), and everyone should have theirs by now. (Still
can't get in touch with my aunt in Arizona to get her address.)
At that time I had over 8200 individuals listed, and over
1000 pictures. Since then I have found over 300 more individuals,
and have 8511, with 2918 families. Most all have at least notes
about where I got the information, and I have 308 sources
listed. I've also added a few more pictures from my
"stock". Not bad, if I do say so myself.
|
| 2006/01/12 |
- The doctor says my foot is
looking good. The bone of the longest toe left on the
left foot is "close to the surface", but doesn't require
"shortening" at this point. We need to keep an eye on
it, though.
- STILL working on getting van
modified. They keep asking me to sign papers that I've
received items or papers I haven't received. I've also
been told that I need to get my van inspected BEFORE
they can authorize the company I'm going to have do it.
I understand the request for estimates for the mods went
out over a month ago, and have yet to receive any
information about that! They pay people $110 an hour to
do driver's training on hand-controls, $55 per hour (it
appears) to drive to and from the place of testing, AND
$0.28 per mile for gas. DAMN! I want that job! And the
state wonders where their money is going? By the same
token, hand-controls require special training, though
most of my training will be to get rid of bad driving
habits, like where to stop at stop signs, etc. (At least
until the actual driver's test is over and I'm
authorized to use the hand controls
 )
- My 72yo father was riding his
bike (his exercise) in Florida, and was hit by a
hit-and-run driver. Luckily, though he estimates the guy
was driving 30MPH and he was IN a cross-walk, the older
van only hit the front tire, turning it. Dad said he was
"frozen" holding the handlebars, and they stayed
straight. The wheel turned almost perpendicular though.
AND, the van never slowed or stopped. (And NO... The
ex-INSURANCE agent did NOT report it to the police!) He
said two seconds later and he'd have been hit square and
at the very least, injured! (and being on COUMADIN®,
would probably have bled out!) EXTREMELY lucky. He
straightened the wheel and rode home (about 1-1/2
miles), got a bright orange shirt and helmet, and got
the bike fixed right (and will probably drive much MORE
defensively than before.) Now he'll NEVER get my 74yo
(in Feb '06) mother to ride the 3-wheeler he bought for
her with him!
- And, we're still squeaking, at
least slightly.
|
| 2005/12/16 |
- Some of this may be a little
gross: The doctor said it looked like the surgical site
was opening up. He put sterry-strips (kinda like "pasted
stitches") on it and sent us home. The next visit, my
foot was swollen pretty good, and the "strip" was now
about an 1" or more in the middle, tapering to the ends,
and was full of blood-clot. The doctor prescribed a
special "Vac Freedom" machine, where they put special
tape around the wound, and a light vacuum machine on it
to gently pull the sides together, the healing blood to
the surface of the wound, and help heal it faster. For
the next 4-5 weeks I went to St V physical therapy
department, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, where they
cleaned out the wound, and applied the vac. At the end
it was only about 1/8" deep and about 1/4" wide. The Dr
put a graft jacket on it, and within a couple of weeks
it was closed. Now, it's obvious it was there, but
there's no leaking of anything, and I can walk on it.
The vac was a kind-of-a pain-in-the-ass to use, but it
worked!
- I finally got out of the house
for a full day last month (Friday after Thanksgiving).
We went down to Evansville and visited Chris' kids at
her older daughter's new house. When we left there, we
went to Jasper (her hometown) and visited with a brother
and his family for a few minutes, and one of her sisters
and her husband. Matthew came by and took the dogs out,
giving us the whole day. We were tired when we got back,
but it was a very nice trip, and I finally got to meet a
couple of her siblings!
- I'm still working on getting
my van modified by Voc Rehab. Now I have to get it
inspected for "roadworthiness" because of it's age. I
also have to take some driver's training using
hand-controls and get my license amended to allow me to
use them. While I can walk some, the partial right foot
isn't really all that safe to drive with and I recently
found out it's illegal to drive left-footed (and can't
any more anyway, because my knee won't bend right). The
plan is to get a "push-pull" "gas-brake" lever, a
"suicide knob" (steering, especially for sharper turns),
the driver's seat moved back a couple of inches to give
me a little leg-room, a seat-belt hooked further back
for that moved seat, and a "curb-sider" lift for my
scooter. Sounds like a lot, but it's not considered a
MAJOR modification (like lowering the floor or raising
the roof of the van). With any luck, all should be done
by February and I can start getting out more!
- Still looking for something I
can do from home (or have to wait until van is modified
to go out.) SS Disability just barely covers the bills
in the house and health insurance, and Chris' check goes
for her bills and food. Not quite a full squeak, but
there's a little noise there!
|
| 2005/09/05 |
- Surgery seemed to go well. The
doctor removed the bone (and said there was a LOT of
bone in there - that was causing all the pressure), was
supposed to have cleaned up and sewn the sore closed,
and then made a small (1") cut to try to move the
ligament. He couldn't find it, so that part wasn't done.
Apparently, I had "a bleeder" which he knew about, and
when we got home and I got inside (trying to keep all
weight off foot, but ending up using the heel), the Ace
bandage wrapped around the Curlex was starting to show
leakage. GROSS WARNING: When we removed the Ace bandage,
the Curlex (two full rolls of it wrapped around my foot)
was red, except for the part farthest from the surgical
site. We called the doctor (he gave Chris his pager
number) to make sure all was well, and it was. She
washed the Ace bandage, and wrapped a smaller roll of Curlex (cast lining - the soft stuff they wrap around
your limb before they put on the plaster/fiberglass
cast...) around what was there. When the Ace was dry,
she wrapped it back on. Nothing on the Ace since, though
the Curlex under it shows a little discoloration (not
near as RED as what was there. I transfer to a
wheelchair to get across the living room, then sit in a
padded "stackable" chair (like at schools/churches) and
scoot to the bathroom door (then walk, staying on my
heel on this foot), and into the bedroom to go to bed. I
HATE not being able to get around at ALL! Hopefully this
will take care of my feet for a few years! I have an
appointment Tuesday to see him for a followup (where
he'll unwrap it and check it out, then show Chris how
she'll have to change the dressing). This may seem a
little early (4 days after surgery, not a week), but
they didn't have anything else open late enough for
Chris to get off work a LITTLE early, and she doesn't
have that many days of Vacation left for the year. It'll
probably be a week or two after that for the next
appointment.
- That's all today. Pray for the
Gulf Coast. It will NEVER be the same, thanks to
Katrina.
|
| 2005/08/30 |
- Once more into the breech:
- My right (partial) foot is getting better.
The ulcer is healed completely, and the sore caused by the
soft-cast boot is almost healed. That's the good news.
- The doctor x-rayed my left foot.
Apparently, I'm VERY good at calcium production when bone is
broken/cut. The bone behind where my big toe would be was cut
behind the joint. When I look at the x-ray, I see a cloud around
the end at the cut. The doctor sees calcium deposits, which
cause a lot of pressure, and eventually breaks down the skin,
which is what happened/is happening. We know this, also,
because except for taking the dogs out (usually once-a-day
for me, about 15 minutes total for four dogs), and the occasional
trip to the kitchen and bathroom, my feet are up off the floor, with no
pressure at all (no shoes) on them. (BTW: I am not only a card-carrying
member of AARP, but I get Medicare and SS Disability because of these
damn feet and the neuropathy which makes keeping balance difficult.)
- I will be having ANOTHER surgery on Friday
(09/02) to take that bone out at the next joint, thereby alleviating
the pressure and cause of the calcium deposits in one "swell-foop".
He said he's got to reconnect a ligament from that bone to the next
one over. (This ligament is the one that allows you to flex your foot up at
the big toe - Uh... If I had one - up on the front side of the arch. The
doctor doesn't believe this will effect my walking any more than it's been
effected already by the neuropathy, knee and other foot surgeries, so
I should be able to get around for short trips on my feet. For the long
ones, remember, I have a kewl relatively new scooter.
- I have an appointment near the end of October for
review of Van Modifications (a lift for the scooter and maybe hand-controls,
because of the foot problems), and a Driver Evaluation (may be needed
for the hand controls?) Wish us luck on that one... Chris can't drive
me everywhere every time I need to go somewhere and I don't have anyone
else here to drive me, and, once there, if I will be on my feet for more
than a few minutes, we have to pull out two foldable aluminum (not
particularly light) ramps, reach in, get the scooter out using those
ramps (there's a "bump" and "wheelie wheels"
hitting the ends of the ramp before the rear wheels of the scooter do...
tends to knock the damn things down), then whoever's helping has to
load the ramps back into the van while I get on the scooter. Getting
back in is pretty much the reverse. I hope we get a good lift,
preferably platform-type, so I can unload the thing myself, and don't
have to have people helping me get places all the time. These
evaluations were supposed to happen at the end of last year, but
I had that knee problem, and couldn't go. Then we were waiting for
them to call and they were waiting for me to call, and the Voc Rehab
vouchers ran out and... One big C-F! Hopefully there won't be any
type of problem, this time.
- As for the business idea, we're going to
wait until the evaluations and that work is done. Then we will see.
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| 2005/06/16 |
- It's been a while since I updated you on what's going
on with me:
- Married life is great.
'Nuff said.
- Health:
- My back had gotten better, then spasmed again.
It's been pretty much ok since then. (*Whew*)
- The callous turned into another ulcer. The Dr used a
new graft, and it healed within about six (6) weeks. BUT, a new
"soft-cast" surgical boot we tried caused a blister on the
side of that foot, once the surgical wrapping had been removed. I switched
back to my "crow-boot" (a hard, almost knee-high clam-shell-like
boot - think removable cast) and it's been healing, slowly. BUT (... I HATE those
"buts") I did something with my other (mostly there) foot that
caused a blister on the inside of it (behind where a big toe would be).
While it was fairly small, we took care of it and were waiting for my next
appointment. BUT (*GRRR*) somehow, it spread UNDER my foot and I actually
started feeling pain in my ankle (a possible sign of infection.) We called
the doctor, and with my dad's help, got in the next day. He debrided it
and the other, pronounced the FIRST problem healed, and prescribed
antibiotics. Again (and still) I'm trying to stay off my feet as much as
possible. *GEEZE*
- The knee still won't bend more than about 90°, but
is looser, meaning I don't have to pull my lower leg with my hands,
flexing the knee, to get it into the tub any more. I can even almost
get it on the scooter, and, when Dad took me to the doctor's, I
actually made it into the front seat of his van, comfortably. (Ok...
Getting out the first time wasn't a picnic, but...)
- Anodyne has gone by the wayside (only allowed
a certain amount of physical therapy, and had hit the max), but I
would still recommend it, at least to try, if you are having problems.
- Chris' daughter and her boyfriend were in a roll-over
accident last month that totaled the car. It ended up on its roof, after
going over a fence. The cops, ambulance driver and attendants, etc., say
they were EXTREMELY lucky, because they were not wearing seat-belts and
ended up in the back seat. If their windows had been rolled down, there
might have been a different outcome. As it was, her boyfriend was somewhat
disoriented, because he thought he had kicked out the back window to get
out, when it was actually the windshield. Both walked away with minor
injuries (if you call three vertebrae compressed about 10% minor) - cuts,
scrapes and bruises, otherwise. This is a case where we aren't sure they
belts would have helped, but then, who knows?
WEAR YOUR SEAT-BELTS!
Remember... (at least in Indiana) It's the LAW.
("Click-it or Ticket")
- I have been working on documents for Voc Rehab about
a business tied in with genealogy and history (and other things), which I think
could make some money. I believe everyone I've talked to about it who would not
have anything to do with it as a business (except as a customer) think it's a
great idea. It would take some time to get started, and I could not do the
research I had originally planned for it (back when I lost my job!), and there's
some database and internet stuff I have no experience (or training or idea
of how to do) that needs done. This, and the fact that there's no way I can
predict how much could be made from it, has made Voc Rehab and others reticent.
I have noticed a couple of businesses like it on the web, but one is in
Newfoundland, and the other in Ireland. All those even remotely like it in the
US use volunteers, and therefore, have relatively lax standards, and high
"employee"/volunteer turnover. The businessman I discussed it with
for Voc Rehab made some suggestions that I had originally thought of, but
was told to remove from the proposal because it made it more
"educational" than a business. *GEEZE* again. Wish I knew how to get
hold of some venture capitalists and people interested in the same thing.
... Kinda hard to do from my desk at home!
- Chris and I are now card-carrying members of AARP
(I turned 50(!) in March, and I start Medicare (I'm on SS Disability) in August.
Anyone reading this have any good suggestions for medical/prescription/vision/dental
supplements that aren't too expensive? As long as they are less than the
COBRA I'm now paying (close to $450/month!) and they cover things with low
copays, I am interested! :-\
- Genealogy of my and its allied families has been keeping
my DB growing. I'm now at near 6000 people, almost all of them verified by some
database other than others' data. I still don't have some of my cousins' spouse's
family information back far enough I can research it, but I've been working on
getting it! Heck, I finally - just recently - got some information for my
brother-in-law's family!
- Oh, the ice and snow's melted, we've had a couple of
VERY heavy rains (with big lightning and thunder), and the temp has been closer
to Summertime than Spring.
- That's it for now.
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| 2005/01/10 |
- Warm up continues - Ice and snow are almost gone
|
| 2005/01/09 |
- Warm up started. Ice and snow melting and falling
off trees everywhere.
|
| 2005/01/07 |
- 4" of snow on top of all that ice -
Made it a "Winter Wonderland"
|
| 2005/01/05 |
- Ice Storm - Lotsa limbs down in front and back yard
|
| 2004/12/24 |
- Married Christine Cecelia Eckert
Klump at my parents' home in Lafayette
|
| 2004/11/29 |
- Health-wise:
- For the past month or so, my back has been
killing me, just above my left hip, when I step
and/or twist the "wrong" way... I haven't yet
found the "right" way, apparently. Went to the
doctor last week, and after noticing a little
swelling in the general area, he said it sounded
like nerve and muscle problems and gave me a
muscle relaxer and pain pills. Neither really
work all that well, but things seemed to be
getting better until today, when I did SOMETHING
(wish I knew what it was!) and made it difficult
to walk, again. I have been using a heating pad
(nearly destroyed it scooting up and down in the
chair) and taking the pills, but... I sure hope
THIS problem clears up fast!
- My knee still won't bend more than 90°, but,
except for my back problem, I seem to be
able to get around fairly easily. Both knees are
a little wobbly, again, and I am afraid of the
back "twinging" (big time) enough to buckle my
knees, so I am not moving around any more than I
have to. Makes it VERY difficult to take the
dogs out, go to the bathroom, bed, etc.
- (They say that pain is pretty much forgotten... You remember,
but you don't remember it as strong as it was
when it happened. I hope I get to forget this
back pain soon!)
- Anodyne Therapy seems to be working, some... My description, now
is "I can feel the numb", where before I
couldn't feel anything.
- I got another callous on my right (partial) foot, and the
podiatrist has been debriding it. Chris thinks
it's getting smaller. That's a GOOD thing!
- Otherwise:
- I have a new desk. It's in what used to be the dining room.
I get the whole corner as my "office". The only
thing I don't like is that I'm a little farther away from
the computer screen, and I have my back basically turned
to the living room and kitchen. However, I have a much
"cleaner" area in which to work! Now if only I
can figure out what's wrong with my printer!
|
2004/08
thru
2004/10/20 |
- The Orthopedic Surgeon,
apparently, only talked about manipulation. Since I CAN
get around some with a cane, and CAN bend it almost 90°,
he said that if it was getting
better slowly, it would better for it than "the big
push" (my words). That's ok with me, except that I can't
get out to the graveyards to take pictures of the
stones. (Remember... I got into Genealogy, and I have
LOT of relatives around here.) My back still kills me
when I'm making my coffee, but I can take a longer time
taking the dogs out. Four trips, about 5 minutes each -
they sniff a LOT - leaning on the ramp or deck rail
seems to help my back.
- Managing to get all the way
into the tub, now. Knee still won't allow me to just
lift leg in with my leg muscles, but I can grab the
ankle and pull it in, then when done, use a towel to
help get it out (it's damp, you know!)
- Got my shoes back. That's all
I'm doing, for now... It's not like I'm walking all over
the place. I use the scooter in stores (when I go) and
am walking when the distance is fairly short. I feel
like I can walk better than I can stand! I HAVE managed
to get into the driver's seat of the van and drive down
the road and back, but Chris doesn't think I should do
it alone, especially due to the fact that the van has an
electrical short [11/16 UPDATE: It seems that the
battery terminal had a bad connection. It's fixed, now.
wds] and A/C problems probably both
requiring removal of the dash, which is why we haven't
had it done, yet. ... Well, that and...
- ... Have started on
Anodyne Therapy.
My podiatrist has used it before, and it's supposed to
help my neuropathy. It's hard to tell if it's working,
but I think I'm feeling more than I was before. They put
pads on either side of your calf, and pads in a "T"
shape on the bottoms of your feet. The pads shoot
infra-red light into the "affected areas". They don't
"fry" your skin, it's set too low, but it can and does
warm the area of the pads. It works on your circulation.
Check out the site for more.
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| 2004/07 |
- Getting up and down from
recliner easier, now. Using cane exclusively (no
walker). Still takes a moment to make sure I have my
balance, and still starting out with short steps, most
of the time, but... Walking is easier than standing. I
find my back hurting badly when I stand in the kitchen
to make my coffee in the evening for the morning. Can
get out of breath just standing - All the muscles in my
legs are working, and my ankles almost vibrate to keep
me upright (stand on one foot and watch your ankle...
BOTH of mine do that when I'm standing on TWO feet!)
- Can ALMOST bend my leg far
enough to get it in the tub. Sitting in a chair to take
a shower. Resting foot on the edge, bent as far as knee
will let me. MAN, it hurts when I'm done, but seems to
be getting closer to getting it IN the tub. Hope I don't
have to have the Orthopedic Surgeon "manipulate" it
(force it back while I'm under general anesthesia...
SOUNDS like it would hurt worse than the actual surgery.
Trying to get my head around the fact that it probably
wouldn't hurt more than a sprain, and then I MIGHT be
able to bend it enough to drive. AND, that it shouldn't
be any worse off than it is, currently. Kinda hard to
do! :-/
- Getting one of my two pair of
shoes repaired. The soles are worn badly, as are the
inserts. They cost around $800 (hand-made, custom,
extra-deep and extra-wide with inserts), so would prefer
not to have to order a new pair. Will probably get a new
pair (if insurance will cover it) anyway, using the
older ones as "backup". Hey, at $800 a pair, they should
last forever, shouldn't they? GEEZE!
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| 2004/06 |
- Walking in to therapy and out
to van with walker. Knee bends to 72 degrees by
itself,
and more if they "push to pain" where I can't stand it
anymore.
- Loaded new Maxima scooter into
van (just fits behind long seat on one of the back
lock-downs) using dad's ramps and went to Lowes for
freezer. (Ours died.) Can't bend leg enough to drive
van, and have to lay ankle on wheel fender to drive
scooter, but I can use it. Man, it can go! Problem with
ramps is in parking lot, they stick out almost 1/2 way
across lane. Scooter also needs lifted to get it on ramp
because of "wheelie bars" on back.
- Got a heavy-duty "straight
cane", and am using it when I can. Still very wobbly
getting up from bed and recliner, and still using
walker, but after a couple of steps... I COULD use the
cane, then...
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2004/04/01
thru
2004/05/31 |
- Around mid-April - Removed
splint, permanently. Knee would barely bend and couldn't
quite get it straight. Also, knee was still too weak to
walk. (Still used wheelchair for a few PT
visits.) They started having me walk (with walker) out
towards the end of the month, after therapy.
- First of May - Began walking
(with walker) from van into therapy and back out.
Wheelchair only used for trips around stores, now. Need
to get lift in van so I can use new scooter. Still can't
bend knee enough to drive, but can keep it straight
enough to use walker. Still get "tense-ups" (whole leg
tenses up for a few seconds) when I move or brush it the
right way.
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| 2004/03/04 |
- Splint reset to allow 30
degree bend in knee and physical therapy set up.
- Some home therapy by home
nursing, then scheduled into Witham Physical Therapy for
more extensive (safer!) therapy, like making knee work
to walk!
|
2004/01/07
thru
2004/03/04 |
- Surgery (finally!) to repair
knee. "Towel Rack" (external fixator - iron bars screwed
into bone to hold all pressure off knee) was put on/in.
- In hospital until Sunday, then
transferred to Rehab Center in Lebanon.
- There until early March,
when "towel rack" (external fixator - was removed and a
splint put on with 0 degree knee movement allowed.
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2003/11/17
to
2004/01/07 |
- Knee gave out and fell again.
- Over next week: Had to cancel
Dr appointments (couldn't get out of house), had ramp
built out front, rented wheelchair and made new Dr appts.
- After 2-week wait finally got
in to see orthopedic surgeon. He thought I would need
"big" surgery and wanted an MRI. Got it done within
week, then had to wait another 2 weeks to see him again.
He reviewed MRIs, told me I tore the tendon and needed
surgery (duh!) Referred me to surgeon in Indy. When I
finally saw him, he scheduled surgery for after
holidays.
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| 2003/11/07 |
- Fell coming in from garage,
tearing quad tendon from kneecap, though we didn't know
that for sure at the time. Went to ER. X-rays showed no
bone break. Got *cheap* brace/splint for knee and nearly
fell again getting off gurney to wheelchair there. Made
it home, crawling on rump and elbows into recliner.
- After a couple of days, began
walking with a walker I had. Can't move lower leg
forward, only backward. Knee hurts!
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| 2003/03 |
-
Orange Frog Productions website debuts on the web with
Home, About, Resumes, FAQ Central/Email FAQ, Link
Central/Hometown and Job Search Links pages.
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| 2003/02 |
- Early in month:
- Position eliminated.
- Update resume and pass on to a
number of friends.
- Look in many job boards and add
resume to a few of them.
- Begin designing and writing Orange Frog Productions website
(banner and basic color-scheme have existed for some time.)
- Mid-late month:
- Export Favorites Links to html and begin reviewing
- Review Local and Job Search link sites, looking for a job and
for information for those to be included in Links Central pages.
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