18 May 2014

Anne is 12 years old today!  Oh, my, goodness!  I remember so well when her mother was 12; and I remember so well when I was 12 too.  Happy birthday dear Anne!  We love you so much.
 
Another good week, just busy and eventful.  Robert Neilson passed away and his funeral is tomorrow. He is Heidi's friend Selena's grandpa; they lived across from the Josephsons.  His wife, Thelma, is a dear friend of Gran's. She called Gran just 10 minutes after he passed away to let her know.  He'd been on Hospice for quite a while.
Grandpa is doing pretty well in the nursing home/rehab; but not progressing fast enough to suit him.  He'd like to go home, but he's just not strong enought yet. Grandma is aware that he does better when she's not there to do things for him.  So she just goes in for a couple of hours a day.
Dad's right knee is giving him a lot of trouble.  The same one that he had two surgeries on many years ago (1977 and 1982). But this time it doesn't seem to be the same problem. He went to the orthopedic doc on Friday morning, and has an MRI scheduled for tomorrow. Then on Wednesday he'll go to the doc again to get the results and find out what the plan is.
Busy week at work, as usual, and I helped with Skills Day on tuesday and thursday. I taught the same class I did two years ago: Lift safety, using the Hoyer and the tub lift. It's a fun class to teach. I usually have groups of 3 or 4, and one of them has to be the patient. Lots of laughs.
Michael Mickelson (29), passed away this morning. He's the third of the four Mickelson/Kidder boys from Ashton.  Now Chris is the only one left.  I got to visit with Ruth and Brian just a week or two ago, but hadn't seen Chris or Michael since Chris's birthday (Dec 23).

Nothing else really, just love you all, and miss you. Mom/Johanna/Nana

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