HOME AFTER TWO NGHTS...

Ted has done really well in hospital so they let him out of jail free after 2 nights. As I was getting ready to pick him up yesterday, he phoned to say the doc and physio were happy for him to leave, but staff  needed to get his blood thinners on track. He will still inject a blood thinner in his stomach (ouch!) for 5 days at home and get his usual cooumadin (rat poison) up to the right level at the same time. The mobile lab will visit Monday to take his blood, which is a whole lot better than me shoveling him into the car to take him to line up at a lab.

 I didn't need Mark to accompany me to drive him home in the back seat of his SUV. I got him in the front seat of our Honda Accord, which is great, as he won't be able to drive for 6 weeks. I guess I am going to be Driving Mr. Daisy..

  Liz called this mornign nd s pleasantly surprised to tak to her brother in law in person. Clive is also now waiting to get a new knee, but it in a lot more pain than Ted evidently was.

  This enforced home stay has its benefits. The guy called this morning to come by and check what needs to be done to wall up our side door and replace it with a big window. Hopefully that can be done soon now the snow has stopped - we hope.

  Or feathered pal is pleased he has company and just sits there saying "hello hello" all the time.

Note the kangaroo pocket pinny - he can bring things back and forth in the pocket without calling for Maria all the time...hahaha

  A friend dropped by last week with an ice machine. Quite simple really. You put in freeze packs (less messy than ice) and fill with water, plug in and it circulates cold water around the knee. Everyone who's used one swears by its efficiency at getting the swelling down. So we will use it 4 times a day after he does his exercises.

  Note deformed feet in foreground, good thing we didn't reproduce and replicate them! I

  'm glad its shorts weather now.