We wanted to explain our absence over the past month. It has been a roller coaster ride.
My father had a stroke in April which led shortly thereafter to having to have a pacemaker put in. He went to a rehabilitation center for therapy and was supposed to come home about 3 weeks ago now. A day or so before he was to be released he fell and broke his hip. Once again he was flown to Reno, NV for surgery this time a partial hip replacement. He was transported back to the rehab. center. On the 6th they discovered pneumonia. This past Sunday he was taken by ambulance to the hospital again and the pneumonia had spread to both lungs and he was having difficulty breathing and he now has a kidney infection as well. He is gravely ill. He was in ICU for two days and though he now has been moved into a regular ward they just don't know if he will recover. He is a tough old Yankee so perhaps he will pull out of it but no one knows. We go and talk to him but so far he just sleeps and doesn't respond. His body is dealing with fighting the infection. He just turned 88 the beginning of June. He has never really been sick in his life...it all started about 2 years ago with his first stroke but he recovered very well from that one.
So here we are again and what the future holds we do not know but thanks to all our friends and family for your support. We are thankful for all of you.
We came home from the hospital this afternoon to Momma and Papa quail sitting on the bench
on the front walkway surrounded with brand new chicks, little puffballs running around and Life goes on.
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