Tonight we had the Governor of the State of Indiana as a guest conductor. He was very cordial an did a good job. We miss one of our Second Tenors who suffered a minor heart attack today. He received treatment for a blocked artery and is doing well tonight, and will travel home tomorrow.
Two of the sisters who make the womens’ dresses.
David and Tamara came to the Choir concert last night and they said that they really enjoyed the evening. Their seats were in the highest part of the arena at the rear but they were able to hear very well and the balance was good. Sanja particularly enjoyed Alex Boye’s solos and his choreography during the second number. It was so fun to see them and the rest of the family. Thank goodness the choir got a day off after the 22-hour day we had yesterday.
My cute grandkids!
Location of tonight’s concert, Nationwide Arena
Grandma Hill came home from the hospital on Tuesday and is doing very well at home. She has a hospital bed in her room as well as a device that will give her a ride up and down the stairs when she needs to come down or go back up. I think that Janice and Mary Ann stayed with her last night. The schedule will be a little interesting the next several days while things get worked out for her needs. We are so grateful to everyone who assisted a with the process of getting her home. The front porch may be finished by now but I am not in a position to share a photo since I am in Ohio and will be in three other states the next week and a half with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
We spent time at the hospital yesterday and saw another neighbor who is suffering from a stroke. Grandma didn’t come home on Monday and is still in the hospital because of complications caused by side-effects of the medications she has been given. They have been adjusting dosages and working to get them set so the side-effects are less undesirable. We spent time there yesterday evening but there have been so many visitors we decided not to go today so we would not be in the way of others who wanted to see her. (I did direct Aunt Ardy to call her late this afternoon though when she called us to see how Grandma was doing.) We were told this evening that Grandma was able to take a fairly long walk around the hospital wing with no light-headed after effect, take a “real” bath (shower?), and eat a good meal. Her blood pressure is much lower now, which is one of the things they were very worried about. Family members there indicate that if she has a good night they are quite certain she will be coming home tomorrow morning. We are very pleased to report this!
Ed and his family along with John’s kids, and Kent and his kids worked on the front porch today on Grandma’s house. It will be a little larger and nicer when they are done. I will post a photo for you to see their work later! Thank you everyone!
Hi everyone, grandma was scheduled to go home today but I was recently informed that because she is having a little difficulty breathing and has a cough they want to keep her for one more day in the hospital. She will come home Sunday and have company from the family to be with her for at least the next six weeks to help her get going again. The physical therapist will see her during the week and hopefully we will learn how to assist her to get the exercise she needs to improve her mobility and quality of life. She has a stairway chair to help her get upstairs to her room and other improvements to the home that will make it easier for her to get around and do the things she needs to do.
We spent several hours with her yesterday and she had numerous visitors at the hospital. She was somewhat tired but seems to be improving. We want her to get more rest but also to get around a bit more and are hopeful that getting up and around after having more rest will help her to heal more quickly.
Please let Mom or me, or Ed or Jean know if you have any questions.
Talking on the phone to Richard
Mom stayed two nights with Grandma and then Aunt Janice was in town and stayed with her last night. Grandma is having some discomfort (small wonder) but is doing very well, going walking at least twice a day around the hospital corridors with some help from staff. We believe she will be released to go home on Friday but she will need LOTS of help for several weeks. Arrangements are being made for Home Healthcare personnel to visit (they only come Mon-Fri) so we will need to learn what they do so we can duplicate it to the best of our ability on the weekends. There are many things that need to be taken care of, and we hope that the arrangements can be finalized for most of them before she comes home. I will add more information as I get it.
Aunt Jean stayed with Grandma Hill last night. She had some rest but the pain was getting in the way by this morning. Mom went to the hospital this morning to spell off Aunt Jean and spent the entire day with her. Ed and Jean came back this afternoon just before Grandma was scheduled to undergo partial hip replacement surgery. She went into the Surgical area at about 4:15pm. Mom and I were at the hospital with Ed and Jean and John during the procedure. We had a nice quiet visit with her before she want into surgery, and a good visit while she was in the operating room. She came through with flying colors, not acting nearly her age according to Dr. Bacon, her surgeon. The procedure took just over 1.5 hours. She was pronounced mended and should be up walking with assistance from the hospital staff sometime tomorrow although she will need to remain hospitalized for several days. Thank goodness for pain medications! Now the pain will be a little different because of the prosthesis and the incisions to install it. We are told that she will probably need to use a cane, but we are hopeful that notwithstanding this, she will have a complete recovery. No more running around the garden as before though! We love you grandma! Get better soon!
Charlotte and Andrew gave us a call this evening when they went home to say that Grandma had fallen and we needed to come over right away. Fortunately it wasn’t very long after she was injured that the kids arrived at her home. We have since taken her to the hospital and we were just told that she has a broken hip, which we suspected. She was out watering her garden and tripped over a hose (we think). She said she fell on the concrete and was stuck there, having to kind of drag herself into the garage. The kids found here there on her knees and they ran to help her, and when we arrive they had managed to get her seated on a chair. She was in a lot of pain but we were able to get her in the car with some effort and discomfort. She was x-rayed just a few minutes ago and the break was confirmed. We don’t know how bad it is at this point but she will need surgery of some kind, probably on Sunday.