Therapy Thoughts–Things I Miss

day #10 post op

I’ve been away from home now for 10 days and am getting a little homesick. Still, I had another good day in rehab. My day began, as usual, with a visit over breakfast with my dear, dear husband, Bob.  I really miss him.

Each day he brings Hannah, our 90 lb. German Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix.  With her 4-5″ long coat and distinctive markings, she looks  a lot like a wolf.  

Most people who see her are intimidated by her size and furtive looks as she skulks in the side entrance just 2 doors down from my room.  I really appreciate this facility’s  policy of allowing “nice” dogs 24/7.  I hug her and always save some breakfast to share.  Still, I miss her company all day long.

Our yellow Lab, Rastus, is a reluctant traveler so he stays at home and doesn’t visit me here.  At home he follows my every move all day long.  I know he misses me.  And I surely miss him.

We’ve had some much needed rain and Bob says my roses are blooming exuberantly.  I miss my yard.

My therapy sessions went well.  They are brutal work outs, but as I mentioned to Karen in response to her comment, each ache and pain is like a mile marker on the road to recovery.  I can now walk about my room without a walker, balance  unassisted on my left leg (with the new knee) for 4-7 seconds at a time and bend it 100 degrees, with a lot of groaning.

As I began the second session, I was a little saddened, knowing that Laurel’s dance recital was just beginning.  This was her first big production and I just hated missing it.  My son, Laurel’s father, recorded and posted it on YouTube tonight so I just watched it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6iBP-r789g

It wasn’t like being there, but it was surely better than nothing.

It made me laugh, remembering my daughter’s exclamations when she first heard that Laurel was signed up for dance lessons. “What?!#$!,” she gasped.  “What a waste of money!  All Fergusons are as clumsy as oxen!”

I could only say that perhaps the dance lessons will help mitigate Laurel’s  genetic disadvantage.  After viewing the video, I have to say that she has spunk and charisma, if not grace.  And I miss her.