Hey All,
I miss you all.
I am my Dear Husband's constant nurse maid. It hurts me to see him in so much pain. We have hope. Monday, Sept. 9th, we met with a Neurosurgeon in Baton Rouge. He reviewed G's MRI showing his healthy vertebra and his damaged vertebra. He explained what would be required to repair G's spine. He did not mince words or sugar coat the procedure. He was very blunt saying that it would be a major surgery with a painful recovery. He said that the first month would be so painful that G would question why he did the surgery. He also said that after three months he would have a life back. He faced us and told G that he could fix him. I choked up and had tears in my eyes. So did George.
We spent the rest of last week and the beginning of this week getting clearance from George's Primary Care Physician and Cardiologist. All has been done and surgery is scheduled for Oct. 24th at the Neuromedical Center in Baton Rouge.
George is excited and anxious. I am making lists, taking care of details that he does not think of.
I have nursed my Husband through 3 major surgeries, so I know what to expect.
A side note: I am now the official lawn person. George's local Spinal Specialist told him not to get on the lawn mower - the worst thing he could do. I talked to the man mowing my neighbor's lawn about taking care of our yard. He does not have a lawn service. He has a Monday through Friday job and is doing a favor. He agreed to take care of our lawn. Mistake. Instead of using the weed eater he used roundup. I use roundup with discretion. He over did it leaving dead zones that turned into mud holes. Where he did weed eat he scraped down to the soil leaving more bare soil.
I checked with neighbors and contacted their lawn service companies. Three companies - all are booked solid and cannot take on another job.
The yard had not been mowed in three weeks. It looked like hay. I pitched a fit and told my dear husband that either he walked me through using the ZTR or I would just go out there and wing it. He gave me instructions, I took notes. I got the mower started and out of the shop. I started slow, paying attention to where the shoot was blowing grass. I deliberately planned the mowing for yesterday because G has PT Tuesday and Thursday. He had to leave. I was able to get comfortable with the mower and mow the grass while he was gone. The grass was so tall that I did a second run over the lawn to scatter the very heavy clumps of cuttings. I did a good job. I am comfortable using the machine, even in tight spots. My only issue is backing up. I had neck surgery in 04 and have restricted neck rotation. I need to figure how to put a rear-view mirror on the mower.
We both have shoulder issues so starting the weed eater and the blower are painful. George ordered a battery powered blower. I need to find an electric start weed eater. After his surgery the twisting motion using a pull start will be out of the question.
I am rambling. I started a journal, actually two journals. One is a factual record or our journey. The second is my private journal where I let go.
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