12-24-24 Christmas Eve
I woke up at 5:30, anxious, I suppose to know when my surgery would be. I did notice that there was the picture from Danika of Emmy and her sisters Gwen and Thea sitting there across from the bed. I hadn’t noticed it last night. I finally got up and since I was fasting, got Rae to run me a bath as their tub is perfect for me to rest my leg on the side. I called my Dr and then the surgical ward to ask if I could take painkillers or not and was given good advice to only take 1 Advil as they are a blood thinner. At 10 I heard from the hospital asking me to keep fasting and come see Dr Nye at noon. Gene dropped me off and I was happy to get help from kind strangers to get into a wheelchair and signed in. I wasn’t there long when lovely friend Rhonda showed up and we had a sweet visit. I know it is hard for her as it is her first Christmas since her husband Gordon died. Dr Nye explained what is to come to pull my leg back together and said it was possible I could be the last surgery of the day but maybe not so I opted to wait until Friday and enjoy Christmas. They redid my splint cast and sent me in my way with the news that I would not be able to weight bear for 2 months. I saw Judy Cave as I was leaving. She and my Mom have a long time mutual friend, Pat, who has suffered the loss of her husband Mike and then one month later her daughter, Dana. Poor Pat is now in hospital. I am only sorry that I am not capable of bringing my Mom to visit her. I did enjoy handing out treats to the staff and volunteers that I encountered. Their smiles were worth it. Ashlée picked me up and after she dropped me at her place she went to Pharmasave and rented me a knee scooter. Oh my goodness what a relief on my body
We puzzled and I talked Lukas through making a big batch of nuts and bolts. They turned out great. Unfortunately I stubbed my foot on the threshold and fell to my knees. It was painful but I am glad I did it before the surgery. Greg called to let me know he was going to be a Grandpa, that Maya is pregnant. I am so happy for her. She and I had talked when she was here about her desire to be a Mom. It is odd that Greg will have his first grandchild after my oldest one graduates!
We had a delicious ham dinner and then everyone but Rae, Deanne and I went to church. I did manage to roll outside for Santa coming by.
Next was the annual Christmas Eve jammies and some of the boys watched Nightmare Before Christmas with me. I was surprised when they picked it!
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