Sometimes The Simplest Things are the Most Difficult

"Sometimes the simplest things are the most difficult." This was said by Granny either yesterday or the day before---the days are currently blurred together. She's always got her ducks in a row, even when she has every reason not to line them up.....

....Granny and Mom are having an extended stay in Louisiana and we've also been joined by two of my fabulous and lively aunts.....as Granny fell on Wednesday evening while changing for bed and ended up breaking her femur in the hip joint. We're heading into post-op day #3, focusing on getting her moving and back to her line dancing and bean bag baseball. She'll have two weeks of rehab here in Louisiana before she can be transported back to Oregon. The nursing and health care staff around here are amazed at her vitality and at her no meds and 99 years old reality. Of course having a healing leg makes it difficult for her to move much and makes even the simplest things difficult. We've all pulled over night shifts monitoring her progress through the evenings and we're all going to get a taste of being physical therapy aides also....

There are some beautiful things in the smaller details of this time:
--We had a really amazing day on Wednesday with the four of us. The hub and I drove Mom and Granny on a tour of the swamp, we saw lots of gators in their natural habitat, we waded in the Gulf of Mexico, we crossed on the ferry, and then we ended with dinner in our favorite little town. We feel very fortunate to have spent such a great day together. We weren't able to get Granny to check off her New Orleans items yet, but.....we'll see how the future plays out.

--Its been wonderful having my two aunts come down here and take on much of the care for Granny for the last day or so. I haven't seen either of them for over a year now and they are much more knowledgeable on Granny's care needs. They've also been able to see some of the local culture and enjoy themselves as well.

--The family has also proven itself to be an incredibly tight-knit system. It took us years to get this far, but I've been in touch with each of my siblings, most my cousins, and other extended family members on this side. We're all talking with our own independent families but also supporting between families too. We are a solid foundation upon which Granny's healing will and can occur.

We're all keeping positive and Granny's a trooper. We've felt the love and support of so many friends and family. The next few weeks will take a lot of hard work on her part, but hopefully she keeps her head to the grindstone and we can get her back home comfortably in no time. She's definitely well-loved and missed by everyone at home and is winning over the hearts of those she deals with down here too.  If you have the time and opportunity to keep this amazing woman in your hearts and prayers, it would be much appreciated.

Hoping each of you is having a wonderful and blessed weekend!