Sunday - breathe in , breathe out . breathe in , breathe out...

After a somewhat disrupted week of doing the hospital stint each day, a weekend to take a breather is very welcome. Admittedly there is some much  neglected housework to contend with, though truth be told laundry has been done, ironed and all - good husband!
Pictures from far away have been printed and hung which is something that was intended a long long time ago. Francoise is with Granny during the weekend so she is not being left there on her own all day. Granny is in good spirits, even though she is a little confused. Hopefully during the coming week, the doctors will have her sitting up and then we can start the 'walker Trot' again... this could be high hopes, anyway, with God all things are possible!

Kalafong Kapers up and running again

Well ... it turns out that the hip replacement is fine, but now the pelvis is fractured in two places. Granny is back in Kalafong hospital, flat on her back giving her pelvis a chance to heal. Fortunately it shouldn't take too long. Though I reckon 'too long' could be anything depending on your perspective. She is in great spirits, which is a good thing, at the moment Francoise is taking a much needed rest and Rita is doing the trip to Pretoria each day. It's working out really well. Please continue to keep granny in your prayers as she goes through this little hiccup.

nearly done...

Successful to say the least! We had an amazing workshop time ... even though it rained heavily on Friday evening, in fact we had a constant drizzle throughout the night, which was really nice for us campers...
Setting up tents in the rain... pffft! Then... granny fell again-sadly she is in more pain now than when she originally broke her hip.... so... off to xrays in the morning, then take it from there. One can only do what one can do.

now onto the weekend

My recent posts have all been about Granny's progress with regards to her health, well now its time to move on! This weekend we are hosting a whole buncha people here on the base where we will be running a workshop to do with Church Models and Missions... Exciting stuff to say the least. Considering that the weather buro/beuro.burro mmmmm erm the weather man predicts rain , rain and more rain  accompanied with plunging temperatures. bureau. All participants including yours truly will be CAMPING! Oh my soul... well if anything we are in for a wonderful time including some laughs if the crowd is anything to go by. And anyways... when was the last time the weather man got it right?

held together by the faithful STAPLE!

Holding up pretty well with the Granny gig
She got dressed in real people clothes and went to the doctors to get her staple removed. Yes this should of happened a whole week ago, but alas... well its done now. She is walking better and better with the aid of the walker and starting to pick up somewhat on her appetite... this is a good thing as Francoise is bending over backwards to give her scrumptuous treats as meals. We are as a rulke getting into a routine with regards  her care... Granny, not Francoise- and hopefully Granny will be up and running... well you know what I mean.

Things are looking up!

Granny is able to walk with the aid of a walker and somebody helping up the stairs! She still needs constant care, but is eating better and generally in better spirits. Mouse and Rita escaped to a week of doing  as little as possible at our time share in Durban to return to a much happier granny. Life goes on as normal as what it can with the extra Granny detours throughout the days, and hopefully , soon, All will be back to what we would hope be called 'normal'. Right, yes, well erm... everyone's definition of 'normal' does not need to correlate....

THINGS COULD BE BETTER

Well granny is home now, not because she was doing so well , but because while refusing to eat, lacks the strength for the physiotherapists to work with her. At home however thingsa are moving along at a snails pace as far as her recovery is concerned. She is only eating under duress and only half a cup at a time... no this does not go down too well with the family members who are taking care of her.
It's been a week ... let's hope next week has better results.

granny doing well

According to the physiotherapists... she is going to be galloping again soon... well that could be a slight exageration, rith now she is alive and kick... well once she has mastered her new hip she will again be alive and kicking!

Kalafong Shuffle commences

This is how I found Granny yesterday, her perspicaciousness seems better than it has in a long long time. She has a clean bill of health. In fact the doctors say she is incredibly strong and healthy! I am sure she would like to argue the point though. She however did reply that this is good to know. Of course we understand there will be a period of convelescence and are prepared for it, however, she will not be getting away with her tricks of "I can't" and others she is bound to come up with.
They will give her a day or two before getting her up and running, well, okay, up and shuffling as the whole point of getting a new hip is to get mobile again, right?

Granny gets cut

Well after being in hospital (Kalafong) for 19days, Granny is finally ready and healthy enough to have her left hip replacement op.It has been a long time of to and fro to the hospital but things are finally moving. We are grateful that she is able to have the surgery at all, as there are other patients, due to osti artherotis are unable to undergo the surgey. We are pleased too that it will not cost us anything! God is good.

She is in good stead as she has even sterted her favourite pastime and is reading novels again. There will certainly be a rather long time of recuperation, so we hope and pray she remains cooperative and positive for the tough time ahead

Still trotting

Oka-aay, so the days are really filled with coping with the Kalafong Hip Hop and other general life catch ups.(Granny is doing well at the moment, she is being readied for her new hip. Admittedly, Monday she gave us all a real start as she was terribly confused for the day).
Things like Electric fences that misbehave and then other 'stuff' like seriously blocked sewage drains and whatever else gets thrown at us. Coachin meetingas are also full steam ahead, but at the end of each day we can cerainly say - God is Good!

Never a dull moment, huh?

Talk about hitting the landing strip running! On our arrival home, we were 'eventually' met by our very own Dorianne and Jordan - Thanx guys. Then had the dodgy task of seeing Granny after her fall last Saturday... we were somewhat shocked by her appearance but handled it well... at least we thought so. Francoise had arranged for a Physio to come in and give Granny excercises, but said Physio suggested that X-rays get done of the offending limb, causing Granny not to want to walk anymore... So, off to X-rays on Wednesday, Doctor and then Hospital, as it turns out the old stick had broken her hip. Right now it looks as though she will be getting a whole prosthesis, and we wait to see exactly when that will be. In the meantime, Francoise and Rita are doing the Hospital Hop, relay fashion, as Francoise holds down a full time job during the week, she does weekend vigil and Rita takes the weekday shift. All seems okayish so far.
 JP had much catching up and repairs to contend with as Jordan leaves for a month of training for Wildlife Warden course  near Bela Bela.
We are still sitting with some 'BILLING Problems' so that needs to be dealt with too. All in all not bad for the first week home. No time for jet lag or anything like that as there are things to be done, places to be and people to see!