PT!! (that’s medical talk for physical therapy)

Ronnie here.  Sue had a good day.  Last night she went to her Monday night Bible study.  Gussie, a friend from church, came by and picked her up.  She stayed out till about 10pm, so this was quite a change.  We tried sleeping in our bed last night, and that didn’t go so well.  So I guess, we’ll leave well enough alone for now and continue sleeping downstairs.  It’s just hard for Sue to get comfortable and the chair and/or the couch give her some support and helps her from having to worry about turning over, which would be a bad thing right now.   Sue had her first PT today and it went very good.  He moved her arm quite a bit and she is pretty much worn out, in fact, right after supper she fell asleep and is still asleep.  The physical therapist was telling her that of all the surgeries they do PT for, the rotator cuff surgery has the longest and hardest recovery.  He said by Christmas she might be able to raise her arm a little and by Easter she should be able to raise her arm over her head.  In true “Sue spirit”, she asked, so what happens at Ground Hogs day?  He also told her that according to the report, the surgeon did not re-connect the tendon that was so damaged.  He just cleaned the ends up and left it.  This is normal because he says that if they re-attach, it normally causes more trouble than it’s worth.  She was able to discontiue using the cushion support that attached below her sling.  That’s good, because that is what made things uncomfortable.  He was also telling her how important it is to not even try to lift the arm at this point.  It would be very easy to completely undo the surgery and he said at that would be a really bad thing to happen.  Anyway, it was a good visit and she goes again on Thursday.  It’s nice to know what to expect there and also to hear more on what to expect during recovery.  Last night, and tonight, we had a wonderful lasagna that Diane Garcia, Katie’s mother-in-law, made for us.  She brought enough for a couple of nights and a then another pan to freeze for later.  They are such good friends and we are thankful that they are down here now.  We will be going to Akron for Thanksgiving to be with Katie and Steve and are looking forward to that.  We will start getting little “St Pete’s” room painted and fixed up.  It’s all starting to feel so real now and I’m sure there will be times it will seem like things are speeding along with the adoption and I know there will be times that seem like they are dragging.  But the one thing that is for sure, God’s timing is always perfect.  So, we’ll just continue to praise Him as we wait for little St. Pete.  Jeff will be coming back from MN tomorrow night, so I know he will be glad to get back and be at home with his new bride.  Life is good, because God is Good all the Time.