No news is good news

Things are going great for dad. He is really starting to walk a lot more. He is using a cane to help him balance better. I'm not sure how many more weeks he has at rehab but I know he will be happy when those are done. All of this nice weather, he has enjoyed cutting the grass with the riding lawn mower and bbq'ing.

Grandma is about the same. She moves pretty slow and just seems out of it. It just seems that the accident sped this whole "Getting old" process up for her. She still has an amazing smile and enjoyed spending time with Sandy (Aunt Nancy's Daughter). Her and her family were all in town last week because Lawrence is getting deployed soon. Grandma enjoyed seeing her grand kids.

Hope you are loving the Spring weather!

Beautiful Weather

This has been the warmest winter I can remember. It is March and it is suppose to get up to 75 this week. Dad is enjoying walking around outside with his leg. He told the Dr. he wanted to practice on a treadmill and they told him no. So we took a pretend picture of him walking on our treadmill to show them at rehab Monday.

After this, we all went outside to enjoy the weather. I got a good pic of mom and dad.

Enjoy the weekend!

Rehab!

Dad has been going to rehab this week. So far, no blisters! He got mad the first day because it was a lot of sitting around. So on Wednesday, he told them to get him up and walking! They said the doctors told them to take it easy so he wouldn't blister but you all know my father! He is determined to walk and drive again. I can't believe we are almost at a year since this crazy journey he has gone through. But man, he has come a LONG way! We know if he were younger, his recovery would have been faster. But we are all so happy that he has come this far. The other day he even tried to walk up and down the steps with Fred. Mom and I stood in front and behind him but he did a great job! Keep praying the blister stage is done!

Words With Friends

Dad is doing great. He taught me how to ride the new lawn mower and has been practicing with "moms" iPad. This weekend I taught him how to play Words with Friends. So if you want to ask him to play a game, search for his name Kgreeninger. He loves to play it!

Dad goes to Canada tomorrow to see if she will have him start rehab with Fred. He has been putting Fred on a lot and practicing a little. He still isn't weight barring so hopefully when he does there won't be any blisters!

So anyway, if you have Words with Friends, feel free to play him. I keep telling him these games take a week or so to play but he plays right away :) What else is there to do?!? Also, if you know any fun games I can put on the iPad, email them my way! Have a great week everyone!

More Doctor Visits

Dad went to the prothestic doctor today. He was allowed to take Fred home last week just to put the leg on and to wear it around for a few hours at a time. He isn't allowed to put much weight on it but he has been practicing standing a little here and there. He didn't get a blister from the leg being on so we are hoping that his skin is getting tougher. Hopefully when he puts full weight on it again it won't blister. Dave, Kelly, Jeff, and Cindy all came in town this weekend to visit since it was a long weekend. Dad was in great spirits.

Jack, Dave's littlest guy, relaxing

Dad putting Fred on

I went to Dobb's to get my car worked on and my old boss let Chase and I have some fun with some tires

Chase helping Grandpa taking Fred off. Jack watching as his big brother pulls really hard!

Just realized

After talking with people and them wondering what the accident was like, I don't think I ever put up a picture of dad's car. So here are some pics that I forgot to upload through out this process. There is one more of the actual picture of dad's leg the day of the accident but I have to check with dad before I put that up. It is a crazy picture.

Kind of blury but funny when we all had to wear these outfits due to the MRSA infection

Dad's car

Always be thankful for family

Sadly, we went to MN last week for Uncle Ron's funeral but on the flip side, it was great to see everyone. Dad was in wonderful spirits being around his family. We never got up to MN because dad always had to work and only got vacation time in the winter. The winters in MN are usually bad so we never drove up. But now that dad is "retired", we will be able to get up there more often. It was wonderful to see how happy he was and how much fun we all had even given the circumstances. It was great seeing family and for me, meeting family I only met when I was little. Now I can officially put faces with names that I have always heard so much about! It was also great to hear how many people this blog helped stay updated. I mainly wrote it hoping his brothers and sisters would follow it and found out many of my cousins have been checking up on him through here. Thank you, as always, for the support!

Dad has been working hard to wear parts of "Fred" So that way his leg will be ready in March. I just hope the blood thinners don't keep him from getting to wear Fred around. We will keep saying our prayers. Grandma was in the hospital over Christmas and then went to rehab. She is back at home with Aunt Nancy and has day nurses to help her.

After this week and Uncle Ron's passing, it always serves as a reminder to always feel blessed for who you have in your life and around you. Our prayers go out to the family and know that we are always here to support you!