Viva Fiesta in San Antonio!

.............In celebration of our sister Sharon's birthday, today, I bring you Fiesta greetings from San Antonio!  Happy Birthday, Sharon!

Last Saturday we took Sally to the riverwalk in downtown San Antonio and went on a boat ride.  She was a little dubious about getting on the boat, but she enjoyed it.  I'm sharing a picture taken while we were waiting in line.  Notice Sally's diabetic "Mary Jane" shoes.  She thinks they're a little clunky, but they fit her well and they are good for her feet!  (We think they're cool!)

She's getting excited about heading home next week.  We're leaving on the 30th and arriving in Arab on the 1st of May.

Sally has made so much progress while in San Antonio that we are all thrilled.  But, she is ready to see her new great-grandson Jackson and all of her little "Munchkins" as she calls them.

Sally has one more physical therapy session with Kersten and Pam at St. Luke's Baptist here in Texas.  She said this morning that these ladies have worked wonders for her legs and her strengthening.  We are so grateful!

Good eye news today

Sally got a good report from Dr. Mein, the retina specialist yesterday!  He said that the result of the laser treatment shows improvement in the right eye, especially.  This is her good eye so there is the promise that the sight might continue to get better in this right eye.  The left eye (always her worst eye) has also shown improvement from the laser treatment.  The membrane in this eye that resembles a washboard is still there.  Dr. Mein confirmed with Sally that she really doesn't use that eye very much so his counsel is not to worry about surgery to fix the membrane.  That surgery would not likely result in any improved vision in that eye so "Why bother"?"  This sounded really good to Sally.

Dr. Mein printed out all of the pictures of her eyes and all of his procedural and progress notes so her care could easily be continued back in Alabama.  Overall, this was a good experience.

Sally just got off the phone with Dr. Hargraves' office (back in Arab) to get them to fax the proper authorization back to our local podiatrist to get her diabetic shoes ordered.  When she confirmed that this was done and her shoes are on order, she was pleased.

Sally is also proud to announce that she has successfully threaded a needle and repaired the hem on her Easter outfit!

April 2nd

Sally chided me for not telling you about her ordering of some diabetic shoes on Tuesday.  She's excited about getting some relief for her leg/foot discomfort.

Peggy has had a couple of additional Meniere's Syndrome bouts so Sally got up and started pitching in.  While I was out yesterday, she mopped the kitchen floor and the day before, she was putting up clean dishes and loading dirty dishes in the dishwasher.  It's thrilling to see her doing so much better.

We started on the Metanx (www.metanx.com) which is a combination of Folic Acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12.  It will take at least a week, but it promises to alleviate the foot symptoms of her diabetic neuropathy.  We'll let you know.

Happy April!

I'm posting from Starbucks in the medical center while Sally has her rehab therapy.  On the way over this morning, she said "You know, the only lingering problem that I have from my heart attack is the pain/discomfort in my leg!"  Isn't that good news?

The second eye laser treatment last week went well.  Less pain than the first time.  being aware of her travel plans, Dr. Mein wants to see her on April 6th to evaluate whether surgery is possible to correct the swollen "rippled" retinal surface.  

Sally's therapy is really helping her mobility.  They are now practicing on the stairs as well as continuing to build her overall strength.  

She saw the podiatrist yesterday who examined her feed and trimmed her nails.  He's prescribed a B vitamin which he says will help with the neurothapy.  Also, he believes there is a device that we can obtain that will make it much easier for her to get those pesky compression hose on.  We'll see if we can find this.

Sally's doctor appointments in Alabama have been changed and grouped together for the first two weeks of May so our current plans are to be back in Arab on May 1st.  She's ready to be back home.