What I've been waiting for!

Finally, I have been to all my doctors and can give you an update on my condition. It has been a bit stressful, particularly with my kidney doctor. I finally saw him today and he told me that everything looked good, blood tests are good, kidneys are functioning good, no problem with the bladder. Then he said he thought that I had a kidney problem in the past and that he wanted me to see him again in three months. So, I'm back at square one with him. The other doctors have said I was doing fine. My primary care doctor even called me and said he had seen the pictures of my kidneys and bladder and everything was fine and not to worry. So that's where I am with the doctors.

I have been going to rehab three times a week for an hour each time. I do the treadmill, weights and bicycle. Today, I asked them to do a home program for me and they will have it ready for me on Monday. I then will just go to our fitness facility and do my rehab there instead of going to the hospital three times a week. This change gives me more latitude in when I go and allows me to not tie myself up at a certain time three times a week. It should work out much better for me.

All my bruising has gone, my incision is healing well and I feel pretty good in general. I still get tired, but am getting more strength every day. I am also back on the golf course and trying to play 9 holes at a time. I don't use the driver yet, just my irons and I only swing a half stroke. I think this is helpful also. The guys that I play with are very obliging.

We received an invitation to join with another couple for Thanksgiving. We had just planned to stay home or maybe go out to eat at a restaurant. It will be nice to go somewhere we can enjoy some good company and be among friends.

We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We feel we have so much to be thankful for. My health is better and as I get better, it seems that Chris is able to do better also. We live in a great neighborhood and community. Our church is good and we, so far, have been able to weather the recession ok. Our second house is rented through April 2009 and that takes a load off of us financially and physically. We feel truly blessed and thank our Heavenly Father for His goodness and kindness toward us. We are far from perfect, but He is very forgiving of our trespasses and errors. We hope we can always do better.

We are pleased with each of you. We know that all of you have experienced some adversity in your lives, but it seems to us that all of you are enduring well and trying to be the very best you can be. A great family. Your Mother would be happy with you if she were here. I think she knows of your trials and tribulations and is pleased with your faithfulness and endurance. I know we all miss her very much. She was a lot of fun and was particularly fond of Thanksgiving.

That's about all for this post. After Thanksgiving, I'm sure that we will all turn our thoughts to the Christmas season.

By the way, don't get too discouraged with our new president. We can still keep him informed of our dislikes, but we need to honor the office he holds even though we may feel that someone else could have done better.

Love you all,

Dad