One Month Out Already!

Just had to include this photo of Kai and Alex.
Will try and get one of Dash and Finley if they will stay still long enough for me to snap one!

It has been one month since my surgery and we are still trying to get my drug regime so that I can manage the nerve pain and get some sleep. I think what is bothering me the most at the moment is only sleeping for one hour at a time. One really doesn't get rested that way. I am usually up for an hour between 1 and 3 am and I read and have some tea, take more pain pills and then go back to bed to try to get some more sleep.

Other than that...I am so happy that I have this apartment at Willamette View. I have home health aids twice a week that help with my showers and things I can't do by myself...like laundry and changing my bed. Everyone here is friendly and very interesting. It is great having my sister here. We think we have seen more of each other in the last month than we have in the last forty years!. She has been my wheels and gets me out and around. But she is facing a knee replacement April 18th so I will have to find another way to get around until I am able to drive.

It lifts my spirits to have my kids and grandkids so nearby. I have dinner with each family once a week and am part of their activities. Am looking forward to Seder at my daughter's tonight and then Easter and Kai's birthday on Saturday and Sunday.

I am really looking forward to going to the coast for a meditation retreat with two friends and then a week visit in Corvallis. I hope to see as many of you in Corvallis as I can...It will be great to catch up in person.