Missing a Sweet Lady

Charley and I came home from SC on Saturday so we could be at church Sunday.  We knew we would be going back on Monday morning since my grandmother was at the point of death.  She hung on til Monday morning around 6:40.  Just as we dropped our daughter off at school, my sister called [...]

From this Life to the Next

I got a call Thursday morning from my mom saying that my 94 year Granny had fallen again in the nursing home and had been taken to the hospital.  They did not believe that she would make it more than a few hours.  So, Charley and I got caught up on the things we had to [...]

After the Surgery

I had to change the bandage today on Charley’s hand and was shocked to see how much cutting was actually done.  I guess the Dr. wasn’t kidding when he said it was a lot more work than he anticipated.  Sorry about the gross-ness of the picture.

Post Op

Things went well with the surgery yesterday.  We went in thinking this was the least  affected hand.  It looked like just the pinky was affected.  A few minutes into the surgery they called me to sign another paper to give them permission to  do 2 other fingers.  So 3 fingers needed to be done.  When [...]

Charley’s Hand

After several years of Charley’s hands getting worse we have finally taken the step and his surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning.  Little by little his fingers have been closing in.  The Dr. said that eventually it would draw in completely and he would not be able to use it at all if he didn’t [...]