I've been getting lazy in my blogging. It is time for an update, definitely. Today is the third day I'm out of the sling. Sort of like when I first went back to work, I feel ok at the start of the day, but pretty sore by mid-afternoon. There is less intense pain, but more of an aching/burning kind of a pain. This probably is associated with the healing process. I am workinjg on improving range of motion. So far, I can get my elbow almost completely straight, and can raise my arm about 75 degreees. I cannot both raise it and reach forward. If I don't raise my arm, I can reach forward a little bit. Still no chance of using a stick shift.

Yvonne tells me that her ribs have not slipped out of place for a few days now, so her pain is not so awful. Now, she just has the regular intense pain. We are still waiting for the CAT scan appointment and the appointment with the back specialist. Jackie is going to stay over the weekend; we are hopeful that this will turn out well. She is not feeling too well right now herself. kevin will be there too. The challenge will be to keep him busy with something he wants to do, that sdoesn't wear us all out. I think I'll get one or two boxes of Dad's books and take them over so he can see what he wants to keep and what he wants to get rid of.