After only 3 weeks, the doctor removed Jan’s cast yesterday. Amazing! I would have wagered big money that she was going to have to wear one for at least 2 months but, I guess, that’s why I’m not a doctor.
The tough part now begins. Physiotherapy for the next 6 to 8 weeks as she tries to get her mobility back.
So Easter arrives earlier than it has in 100 years. Great - early holiday!!
I’m so freaking tired I can really use the break. Too bad I have to work on a system upgrade tomorrow night but at least I can do that from home. Wish the weather was a little warmer but you can’t have everything you want in life.
Here’s the Jan update. The weight of the cast is driving her nuts but the pain isn’t too severe (thankfully). I get her out of the house every day or two to see friends and we went into the office yesterday so she could see all her co-workers. Still a week to go until she gets this cast off and new x-rays taken. Hopefully, they’ll be able to put a smaller one on and give her an idea of how long she’ll have to wear it.
Oh, if the image offends you - sorry but you’ll get over it. just wait until Sunday and everything will be good again.
Damm this is sad news. Science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke died in his adopted country of Sri Lanka.
I used to read a lot of Sci-Fi and Clarke, along with Issac Asimov and Ray Bradbury were my favorites. Best known for “2001: A Space Odyssey”, Clarke also wrote “Childhood’s End” which is most definitely in my top 10 reads of all time.
Clarke’s writings fortold our journeys to the Moon and the deployment of satellites to aid communication. Geosynchronous orbits, which keep satellites in a fixed position realitive to the ground, are known as “Clarke orbits”.
Thanks to J-Walk for bringing this to my attention.
If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine
Everyone in the household is doing the happy dance today. Jan came home from the hospital this morning.
She has a heavy cast on her right arm and is still in some pain but at least we were able to spring her from the clutches of Brampton Civic hospital. She got the word yesterday afternoon that she was going down for surgery and she phoned me around 9pm saying everything was finished. Actually, she could have left last night but we were in the midst of the worst snowstorm that I can remember in years so we decided she should spend the night and let it blow over.
Sunday dawned clear and cold but at least the snow was finished. Lots of shovelling and a liberal application of salt rendered the driveway safe for walking so I made the 10 minute trip to the hospital. Was she ready to go? Duh!! You couldn’t have stopped her without heavy weapons.
Got her home without incident and we figured out how to get her dressed while trying to manhandle what feels like 20 pounds of plaster. Set her up on the couch with cushions to support the weight, a drink and the remote control. A prescription of happy pills will help dull the pain.
I’ve told her that I’m her slave for the next 2 days. Her wish is my command. After that, I have to get back to work and she has to learn new ways of doing basic actions. It certainly won’t be easy but it’s essential that she keeps trying. We don’t know how long she’s going to be on the mend but she won’t be playing the piano in the next few weeks. (and no, she couldn’t play the piano before the accident)
Excuse me, the cats and I have some dancing to do.
With everything’s that’s going on around here, I can be excused for being a little bit distracted.
This morning, I went out to grab a coffee and somehow lost my new Blackberry. I retraced my steps but couldn’t find it. Just about ready to call Rogers to have it disabled when I decided to call the phone and see if anyone picked up. No such luck. Imagine my delight when, about 10 minutes later, I got a call on the home phone from a very nice gentleman who said he had my phone and would drop it off at his workplace for me to pickup.
A big tip of the EyeNo chapeau to John G. from WASTECO waste management in Brampton. You’re an honorable man Sir and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. My life is on that phone and I really didn’t need the hassle of cancelling the service and arranging for a replacement.
Hard times around the EyeNo household. Jan’s in the hospital awaiting surgery on a broken arm. She slipped on the ice Wednesday evening and did some serious damage to her elbow. I took her to Brampton Civic Hospital at about 5pm and she finally got looked at about 3 hours later.
She spent the rest of that night lying on a bed in Emergency with all the bright lights and loud noises. Luckily, they gave her something to combat the pain and help her sleep. Yesterday, she finally got a room but had the spend the rest of the day waiting for the surgeon to show up. They finally decided that they wouldn’t be able to operate until at least today (Friday) so they gave her something to eat for the first time in 24 hours. I’m still waiting to hear from her when they’re actually going to do the work.
Jan’s being a real trooper. She’s in pain and she’s scared. Anyone would be.
While I’m here, just a word about our new hospital. Brampton Civic has been in the news a lot lately and, sadly, none of the news has been good. Words like chaotic, demoralized and incompetent are most commonly used. It’s a huge, functional looking building that is only about half-staffed. The staff that is there has been bombarded with complaints as they’ve struggled with finding their way around and get used to new facilities and equipment. Good people have left and replacements willing to work in a battle zone are hard to find. As Brampton approaches a 1/2 million people, it’s clear to everyone that one partially staffed hospital is not nearly enough.
Hopefully Jan will be out of there soon. Breaking her right arm (and, yes, she is right-handed) is going to mean at least 6 weeks in a cast. She’ll go nuts sitting around the house and I’m going to be very busy. She really looked after me well when I had my appendix out so I guess it’s my turn.
Stay tuned for more “breaking” news.
Spending the weekend at work as we do a client conversion. Highly exciting.
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