Inauguration Day

If you visit Dad in the next few days and would like to spark a fabulous discussion, I am sure any one of these events will help...On January 20 in history, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W., and Barack Obama were all inaugurated. The Howard Stern Radio show also premiered on this day. If you want a little advice, I would go with Stern over Obama...

Dad had another bronchoscope this morning after a not-so-hot chest x-ray. He will have another x-ray at 4:00 tomorrow morning and we will know more about how things went. Someone is also coming in to beat on his chest to help loosen the gunk. I hear that he likes this only slightly more than the beloved vest.

Honestly, when we started the blog, I assumed he would be at a rehab facility by now. This whole ordeal has certainly gone on longer than anyone (including Dad) had expected. It really is hard to be so far away and not be there to hear what the docs have to say. I talk with Mom and I can sense she is just getting frustrated with my relentless questions (hey, welcome to Lonnie's world!) We are going back to Des Moines this weekend...perhaps I will run into a few docs and be able to lay off Mom for a bit.

Talk with y'all soon!

xxxooo etc.

Suz