So Many Wonderful, Caring Friends!

Thursday, November 12, 2015

We awoke this morning ready to tackle the job of settling in.   We enjoyed a very simple breakfast and then started the job of unpacking suitcases and getting things out of the car.  There were some items in our shed that we could also pull out for use.  So by the end of the day we had the awning out, grill in place, pots of flowers flanking the shed, lights planted along the edge of the cement patio, and the few things that would fit put away into cupboards,  There is a tiny bathtub in the bathroom with lots of tape so probably not real useful for washing in so it has become the place for storing needed items for which we could not find a home including all the dirty clothes that will need to go to the laundramat.

All of this was accomplished along with a trip to the produce market, JRs, and the grocery store for some simple to fix foods, while fielding the visits of many of our park friends who stopped by to welcome us back and of course hear the story behind why we were in this trailer as well as what we did this summer.  We felt so well cared for and so welcomed that despite the situation we are truly blessed!!

We had a wonderful visit with Emma Jean who is just bouncing back from another of her awful Lyme disease collapses (the morning she cleaned was her first to even be out of bed).  Her glow and joy for life added lots more sunshine to our lives.  Pat was out for a walk so we had a chance to chat with her too.

Glen and Lana invited us over to just sit and relax at their place and enjoy some conversation. Ken's cousin, John, stopped by there and joined us.  He told us his wife Donna had been in the hospital overnight for observation because of a breathing problem.  John and Nelly both stopped by to visit too.  I got out my bike and Ken blew up the tires and I was off for a trip around the park getting my biking legs back in shape.  While doing that many others shouted greetings.

We  are "home" for the winter thanks to so many who have all made it possible.  We are truly blessed!!

I did have to take time in the afternoon to see Dr. Raderman, an orthopedic doctor about my knees. Well actually I saw the admitting person, x-ray technician, and physician's assistant.  I've been having less and less flexion in my knees and finding it is affecting my ability to walk.  It also makes standing in one place very long difficult as I no longer an standing with straight legs since they don't totally straighten.  They can be stiff especially when I get up to move after sitting for a period of time.  Well I found out I have very severe arthritis in both of them.  The build up behind my knee cap restricts the movement of the ball joint and spurs complicate the movement as well.  Guess I'm lucky they don't hurt!!!!  But the upshot is she did say we could try some physical therapy but what I really need is two new knees.  YUCK!!