Hi Stampers:
Happy Sunday Friends !
Well it is day #17 and I must say I am feeling better every day . Still need my walker when walking & haven't left the house since I came home from the hospital .
I haven't been able to sleep well at night seems I have a hard time getting comfortable . My PT girl says this is totally normal and should get better by week 3 .
I want to send you all BIG hugs for all your wonderful cards /gifts I have recieved . You all make me smile . I will be sharing more of your beautiful cards and gifts this upcoming week
My PT girl ( Leslie ) says this upoming week we may be trying the stairs YAHOO! I mentioned to her once she got me down there I may not want to come back up. She is actually pretty excited to see my stamping room too … NOT as excited as me though !!!!
For Valentines Day Hubby got my a new Pandora Braclett charm and said he went in and asked if they have a Broken Femur charm ~ Nope~ so he got me the next best thing …. A Wish Bone How sweet is that ( see photo) .
We both laughed even though we both do NOT need anything to remind us of all this for a very long time …But the Wish Bone makes it sweet .
After I told Jessie what Daddy got me she said he should have asked if they had a Zipper charm LOL! … OH my I swear those two think so much alike it's scary .
Besides the Beautiful Charm he also got me 2 dozen roses and he also stopped at the Bakery and picked up Fresh Baklava and Cannoli .
Jessie and Pat came over Friday and made us dinner ( Chicken tacos YUMMY) and while Hubby and Pat went out to Bass Pro shop Jessie and I got to hang out and she did my hair and painted my toe nails.
I am still ashamed of how ugly my toes were YIKES! but they are super cute now ready for my 3 week check up with the surgen on Monday the 25th.
The Bruises on my hands and arms are just now starting to fade Praise God!
The staples came out Thursday and Thank Goodness my PT girl said to Ice up really good beforehand I have about 20 or so that were embeded and hurt pretty bad when coming out .
I kept them ( see photo) maybe we can think of something to make with 83 staples …
It was such a relief to get the staples out. Click HERE for the photo with the staples out .
Friday we got my knee to bend at 80 degrees now mind you that is NOT me doing all the bending BUT my PT girl Leslie doing 90% of it. But it will come one day .
Thursday was also the 1st day I put my tennis shoes on and WOW that was super great . Hubby is still helping me in and out of the shower Praise God !
One of my best things through all this has been my leg lifter . With my past Knee replacements I used my Robe belt to help lift my leg But since then they have come out with this fancy leg lifter .
BEST thing ever !
Thank you all again for your prayers .
Have a Wonderful Sunday friends !
Until later.. Happy Stampin!
Continued prayers for you and hubby. It’s not an easy thing being cooped up and not having the ability to do what we need to do for ourselves much less what we want to do when an injury is involved. But, that is what TRUE LOVE is all about…being there for our partner when we can not do for ourselves and when we are at our worst. You are truly Blessed.
You concentrate on healing.
Thanks for sharing your talents with us always. But do rest and do not over do.
Happily Scrapbooking & Crafting My Memories~~Sandra V.
Hello!
God Bless you – you are one brave woman! Keeping you in my prayers!
Hugs,
Barbara Diane
ouch! ouch! ouch! Be Well
Sharon
ooo dear how brave you have been… take care and hope you soon on the mend xx
Looking better all the time! I know your positive spirit has helped almost as much as prayers did. Praying you’ll continue to heal fully, even though the process might be slow and painful. Hugs! Donna
I just had knee replacement so I feel some of your pain. Staples are yucky. 80 degrees is amazing already. No cast? Or they figure screws in the bone will heal it? Heal well.
Stick those staples in a 3D treat cup and stick them on a scrapbook page! Love the wish bone – we all wish you a speedy recovery!
Peggy
Oh Dawn, take care, it’s looking very painfull! Anne-Marie
Thoughts and prayers are still with you all. I hope you get down those stairs soon…one for recovery but also so you can have some fun 🙂 When I had a knee op my daughter, 8 at the time, brought me a pandora turtle….I was finally made go slow for awhile 🙂 Take care xox
My prayers are with you, your positive attitude will help a lot with the healing process. God Bless.
Mary
So good to hear you are improving and your lovely family are keeping you smiling. Take it easy on those stairs when you get to it!
Dawn, you are amazing, brave, and keeping your sense of humor. I respect your attitude!
I’m sure you had your staples removed with a smile on your face and you probably made the doctor feel better.
Keep up your good work and thank your PT from all of us who know you’re pretty special.
Also love your daughter’s and husband’s humor!!
Happy to hear that things are going a bit better, I know you have road ahead of you.
It is so helpful that you have a great family to help you and with the Lord guiding you and your family you know you are in good hands. We are all keeping you in our thoughts and prays.
hi dawn!!! so sorry to hear about your awful accidenct but so happy that you are finally on the mend! you have such aa wonderful attitude which i’m sure will help you to heal quickly. try some advil pm or zzzzquil to helo you sleep girl!!! no need to be exhaused too! take care and feel better!
hugs,
jeannine
Thank you for keeping us updated on your leg. I think that it looks like it is healing nicely. I check your blog a number of times a day to see how you are doing. You are still in my thoughts and prayers. Hugs,
Joan
MN
Oooooo! That’s SO HARD to look at Dawn!!!!!!! 🙁 I’m SO SORRY it hurt to get your staples out! It’s SOOOO HARD when you’re a BUSY PERSON & can’t even get out of bed!!!!!!!!! I showed our daughter your pictures & all she could say was OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! It is SOOO NICE that your hubby & daughter are LOVING you back to health! 🙂
Dawn, I am a follower of your blog from Canada, and wish you continued patience & comfort while you heal. You cracked me up with the comment about saving and figuring out something to do with those staples… Can’t wait for you to get down to your craft-cave, too!
So glad to hear the news. I do believe you’re going to be A-OK soon. Keep at it. Love ya.
Dawn – your knee and bruising are looking better every day – whew -you had a massive fall, for sure!!!
As far as your scar on your leg goes, when I had my two knee replacements done two years ago, the physiotherapist suggested rubbing Bio Oil on the scars to make them heal better and not be raised.
Have you tried that yet??
Feel and sleep better soon!!
Cheers!!
Lorraine – Ontario, Canada
Wooooooooowwwwwwwwww!!! Okay. Wow. I love your blog and visit regularly even though I don’t comment much. Wow, is all that I can say. I pray that God will lift you out of that bed soon, my dear Dawn. Know that your cyber scrapbook fans are here rooting for you. Remember He is your healer!
Thank you Dawn for your wonderful pages, ideas, videos and most of all sharing your faith!! Praise God for all things and maybe someone will come to know Jesus through your testimony of how you live your life 🙂
Just me in UT, (not a Mormon, I always add this so others don’t think everyone that lives here is part of them.)