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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:08 PM CDT

Dearest Angels:

I am simply blown away by the lack of pain I have experienced as a result of my hip replacement. I am grateful for your prayers and I’m sure our experience in the past few years makes a difference in understanding pain management and the benefits of therapy.

So many times in the past few years, I have kidded Alan as I assist with his daily grooming that I need him to recover because I may need him to take care of me some day! Well, little did we know how quickly that would happen; yesterday was my first outpatient physical therapy appointment and I got to drive myself to the rehab facility instead of them coming to me. Our home-health-aide was out of town so it was the first time since my surgery June 8th that Alan and I were on our own and we did just fine getting him out of his bed (praise God for the ceiling lift!), dressed and fed.

I was amazed at how long it took me to get ready to go and then I realized there was no-one here to help me on with my tennis shoes! One of the precautions is no bending over or breaking a 90 degree angle between my knee & my hip...and sandals were out of the question. And, even though I was able to get my shoes on, I couldn’t tie them – making for a dangerous situation. But then, my knight in shining armor!!! Alan was able to pull up my shoes securely and tie the laces! It took us a little while and we laughed at what a mess we were together, but we ended the event high-fiving and reminding ourselves that, together, we can do anything. I fleetingly considered buying slip-on tennis shoes, but maybe I’ll just let Alan continue to "take care of me."
In the Grip of Grace,
Rosie

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