Sorry it's been so long

Funny how things get away from you when you are back on home ground. I didn't mean for this to go so long between updates. It makes me think of the few days I missed while in Denver and how much that frustrated me to not be passing along the most recent information.

Well the good news is that Nathan is doing great. He's getting therapy 3 times a week and is doing well there. He's riding a stationary bike as well as many other therapy type things. His range of motion on his elbow is at 118 degrees without forcing it. He said the other day that he was at 100 degrees in Denver with Rachel hanging off from it. Thought that was pretty cute.

We upped the visits to the wound clinic to 3 times a week this past week as one part of the skin graft just isn't cooperating and healing properly. They say that his body is in serious heal mode and it is making the graft site granulate which means the new skin won't grow up hill. So they've been knocking the site down with silvernitrate and that helps a great deal. The wound on his back is smaller than a pencil eraser. Actually it looked a lot like a big canker sore. Thankfully he doesn't have any sensation there yet so it doesn't hurt. But it is so much better that by the time he heads back to school it should be completely gone.

Speaking of school. It starts in March and his is planning to be there come hell or high water. So, we are in the process of getting ready to head back. Part of the deal is that we are hoping to have the elbow surgery that he needs to remove some of the metal, scar tissue and some bone that has grown where it shouldn't. Won't really know if that is going to happen until we get there but I'm planning to be there for him for it.

Once that is done (assuming it does) then I'll get him settled and I'll head back home and return to work.

I've been very fortunate in that I have so many years with Farmers and have been able to draw on my sick leave to be able to care for Nathan. I don't know what I'd have done without it.

Nathan saw the orthopedic Doc here and they took more X-rays. Things are healing well and progressing as expected.

It never ceases to amaze me at just how far he's come. Here it is just over 4 months and he's getting ready to return to school. Mind you he's still got a great deal of therapy to deal with but he's bound and determined to get there. I admire him a great deal.

Thanks again to everyone who have loved and supported us during this trying time. We love you all. You are and will remain in our thoughts and prayers. The Mellon's