The last day of February, a full moon, and still snow in Iowa

For those of you keeping track, my name is Suzanne and it has been 9 days since my last post.
It's not like I don't want to post, it is just that the days in Denver are quiet and the progress is slow.

So, what's the latest...It seems that Dad's pressure sore is really turning out to be a pain in the ass. Until there is more healing, Dad's therapy is still limited, ultimately resulting in more time in bed and less time up and around. This, too, causes complications with some of the other medical issues. Because he cannot be up enough, he has been spending more time on the vent to keep his lungs open and the secretions down. There has been some infection in his secretions so Dad is on some antibiotics to keep things from turning in pneumonia. The antibiotics are causing some stomach issues, so his appetite is not up and he is still getting most of his nourishment from the tube. It just seems to be a cycle...Dad is reminding me a lot of the little mouse in the kids' book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. When I spoke with Mom yesterday, the sun was shining in Denver so they were moving him out to the bridge to get some sun.

Mom called again last night, a little later than usual. She had to tell me that she had just suctioned Dad's trach for the first time. She admitted that she was not sure who was more nervous!

A little news from the home-front (Iowa that is.) My little girl turned double digits last week and as I hugged her at the exact time of her birth (one of the benefits of being her teacher...we were together at 8:20 in the morning), I noticed she was crying. She said was that all she wanted was for Zayde to be home. Anyone who doesn't think this whole ordeal is impacting everyone obviously doesn't know Dad well. The Yoder's certainly need to head west soon and I promised her we would.

On a side note about my double digit little girl...thought I would take this opportunity to share some new pictures of her. She cut her hair on her birthday and now has 2 ponytails to donate to Pantene's Great Lengths program which makes wigs for cancer patients. This is the third time she has donated which just shows that everyone has time in their lives for mitzvahs.

Since Mom and Dad haven't been home in awhile, I am also posting some pics of our latest snow storm here. We had ice first and then the snow on top, making for some very beautiful pictures.

This pic was taken right in front of our house looking down our street.

This is what the snow looked like hanging from the screen on our porch. I couldn't resist taking the picture because it is what I imagine Sully (from Monsters, Inc.) would look like if he were white.

Blessings to you and yours...

xxxoooetc.
suz