Life's Challenges
I was looking forward to setting aside some time for blogging, but life has intervened. My wife's mother has been re-admitted to the hospital -- she's still having problems with the fractured pelvis -- but this time she's in Fort Stockton, so we're going to make a quick trip down there. We have responsibilities at church on Sunday morning, so it will be a quick trip.
I think we (including the patient herself) had some unrealistic expectations about how quickly the healing process would go, given the dramatic improvement during her last few days in the rehab center. We overlooked the fact that the quality of drugs, if nothing else, is much better when you're under 24/7 medical supervision. Nowadays, there's just no reason for someone to have to live in constant pain...but addressing that situation may require you to be somewhere else besides the comfort of your own home. Such is the apparent case here.
Anyway, I'll be offline for another day or two. I'm reading "It's Not About The Bike," Lance Armstrong's account of his amazing battle with cancer, and I may return with all sorts of things to share about that...in addition to the exciting times to be found in the Pecos County seat. (I'll leave you to ponder this mystery: why is Pecos, Texas, not the county seat of Pecos County, Texas? What were they thinking?)
I was really disappointed when he and his wife announced they were divorcing.
Posted by: bryan at October 3, 2003 05:25 PMJen, thanks a bunch for the prayers! They mean a lot (and they were effective, as things were definitely on the upturn as we left to come home this afternoon).
Bryan, I share your disappointment in Lance, especially after reading his account of meeting and falling in love with his wife. It's sad...the way people don't live up to their commitments.
Posted by: Eric at October 4, 2003 09:19 PMAbout the publisher
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Posted by: jen at October 3, 2003 04:35 PM