Jeff called me at work to tell me
about his injury, describe the bandage and splint and added that he planned to
take the splint off tomorrow so he can continue to work on the closet. I asked him whether the doctor said he was
supposed to leave the splint on until the stitches come out in a week or until
it heals. “Ach!” he said. I reminded him how long it took for his
scraped shin to heal - weeks! And the
shin doesn’t move all that much. Isn’t
it possible his hand would heal even more slowly?
It seems to be taking a looooong time
for this closet to be built. Danny and
Jennifer have been very patient. The
closet is on the second floor and requires many trips up and down the stairs. Jeff tires by early afternoon, especially
since he is still recovering from the cold he caught two weeks ago.
We emailed Dr. Porter to let him and
the dermatologist know that Jeff’s face rash is now tender and some of the pustules
are filling with pus. He has some in his
ears. Jeff was reluctant to report this
change to his doctors because he figures it will mean another trip to
Penn. Nevertheless, it was the right
thing to do.
On Friday we went to Longwood
Gardens to hear Jeff’s brother and sister-in-law, Greg and Palmer, perform. They were playing for Contra dancers and sang
some duets between numbers. We stayed to
see the fountain and light show afterward and were able to enjoy the light
installations of British artist Bruce Munro in the dark.
Between that little adventure, my
niece Sarah’s graduation party and various other goings on, Jeff hadn’t been able
to get a nap in three days. By Sunday
morning we were both exhausted. We
skipped church and stayed in bed until 10:30 a.m. watching nostalgia TV. We reluctantly rolled out of bed and went out
for brunch. Then Jeff announced it was
naptime! We had a nice, relaxing
day. Life in the slow lane…
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