[Gathnet] Up date on Anne's condition

[Stuart Gathman]

Dear Gathnetters,

I have been gently asked to give more frequent info on Anne's condition via 
gathnet.    Well, I am sorry that I have been so negligent.  It is quite 
hard to get time where my brain is not overloaded and my body is not too 
tired to do this task.

About two weeks ago,  Anne was in the kitchen standing with her walker and 
cutting something with a pair of sharp ended scissors.  She made quiet 
comment "I am feeling faint" and started to slump.  Believe it or not,  I 
got my over sized body over to her and my arms under her arm pits before she 
hit the floor.     She came to in about 5 or ten minutes and I was able to 
get her back to her chair to rest.  I was really scared especially with the 
fact if she had fallen with the scissors pointed into her body it no doubt 
would have stabbed her. Since then I am trying to be with her when ever she 
gets up and walks with the walker.  Thus this is 24/7 nursing care.

We went to the doctor on Weds. and he is concerned at the slow speed of 
healing of the wound.  I have daily pictures of the wound and you can see 
some progress however.  The Doc thought about making two more slices in the 
leg parallel to the wound and stretching the skin here over the bone.  Anne 
doesn't want to have any more operations if she can help it.   Also,  there 
is a good chance that that won't work also.  The Dr.  is worried about the 
bone dying at the joint.

In the end he decided to keep up what we are doing using that fancy $100.00 
a bottle green goop and daily changing the bandages while on antibiotics.    
He wants to see her every week for    a while, but Anne is complaining about 
that also.

Meanwhile back at the ranch,  the weeds are growing like crazy after some 
rain and I am getting farther and father behind in all my work.

Love, to you all,

der Alt_Grossvater

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