This week has gone really fast and has had some progress made. Bill had rehab on Monday and things went well. He's still not able to use a lot of the equipment because of his leg and foot, but he's putting in lots of time on the bicycle and the weights.

Tuesday we went to Jacksonville Beach and walked on the pier. They have a fishing pier that is almost a 1/4 of a mile long and we walked to the middle of it. Sat and watched the fishermen for awhile and also watched the surfers. It was a pretty day but the breeze on the water was pretty cool. He did really well considering it was not an easy walk with the walker.

Wednesday he didn't feel well when we got up so he didn't go to rehab. But he saw Tina and Dr. Yip and got good reports from both of them. His labs were good and it looks like we're on track to get home by Christmas. It depends more on his leg now than anything. We told Dr. Yip we were having trouble finding someone to install a switch to deactivate the airbags in the car and he said he can now ride in the front seat and not to worry about the airbag. He said it was mainly because his breast bone was healing and wouldn't be able to protect the pump. But, it has healed enough now that it would be more dangerous not to have the airbag. We also asked how far we can venture out and as long as we stay within an hours drive we're good. So, we're going to try to see some of the area now just to break the routine.

Today was rehab and we also saw the physical medicine and rehabilitation dr. about his leg. The area that had gotten so red before and caused all of the problems is now peeling, which is a new symptom. It's also still very tender. The dr. took more xrays but he's inclined to agree with the neuro guys that it may have been an infection. The bone scan is Monday and Dr. McCullom wanted to see what the xrays and scan showed before making a definite decision. He would prefer to do an MRI and nerve conduction tests, but he can't have either of those.

It was a long day today, even though we were able to come home in between rehab and the dr. but we didn't get home until almost 6. By the time I got supper fixed and his dressing changed we were both tired. Bill has already gone to bed and I may not be far behind him.

So, that's been our week in a nutshell. Don and Shirley will be here Wednesday for Thanksgiving. We don't have a lot planned but for those of you who know us well, we're such party animals!

Hopefully we'll know something about the leg by Wednesday when we see Dr. Yamani and Tina and get a better timeline for coming home, even if we have to come back. Bill is determined to be home for Christmas!

All for tonight! Have a good week-end!