HEALTH UPDATE☺️

Hello friends from around the world ☺️

Here is the health update that I just emailed to family and friends, who continue to demonstrate interest in my determination to heal completely and enjoy a full life with everyone I love.

With prescription pain meds available, my recovery is going well with one hitch.  Several times this week, I experienced a terribly painful pinched nerve in my neck, requiring meds to be increased.  Until these episodes appeared out of the blue (each lasting several hours before the knot in my neck loosened), I was taking half the dose of pain meds prescribed by my surgeon, which had surprised everyone, offering all of our spirits a positive boost in momentum as each small step forward saw our spirits smiling and humming just knowing that this third surgery is over and believed to be successful.  

Though all of the above continues to be true, the possibility of my having a degenerative disc in my neck is a bummer.  We’re awaiting Mayo’s call to say that an MRI is scheduled.

Other than that, all is well with our family, and today,  I’m looking forward to working with PT to restrengthen my muscles, which along with the rest of me, have spent nearly two years in bed.

I’m happy to say that the lasting strength of Will’s loving smile continues to boost my spirit.

David, who spent most of these last two years with us, has returned to LA.

Barry’s family has just returned home from an end of summer vacation that included a variety of water sports, which all four of them loved and hope to enjoy, next summer, along with Steven, Celina and Ravi.

Steven’s family is well and will be here for dinner.  We are, once again, enjoying each other with the Arcadia door between us, because Ravi is in school, and in the aftermath of my surgery, my immune system will continue to be suppressed for a couple more weeks.

So that pretty much brings us up to date at our end.  Hopefully, all’s well at your end, too.

Annie 🙋🏻‍♀️🔆🌻

Photos will follow.  Right now, I have to ready myself for PT (physical therapy).