Everyone is doing fine

We went to see Aunt Garnet today. Three weeks ago she had a heart attack and then double bypass surgery. She is home and resting comfortably. She is making steady progress in her recovery. She gets tired easily but is now accepting a few visitors. She doesn't eat much and is thinner than before the surgery but Karen is constantly feeding her trying to get a little weight back on. She is in good spirits and is doing well with her physical therapy. She said she's not in any pain although the scar on her chest is beginning to get a little itchy as it heals. We took her a bag of apples and told her that an apple a day is supposed to keep the doctor away and we don't want another scare like that so stay away from the emergency room doctors!



Karen is well but very tired. She is wearing herself out caring for her mom. She was very annoyed that the insurance company wouldn't cover the rehabilitation facility but feels more comfortable having her mom at home. It's amazing how invasive bypass surgery is and for someone 91 years old to survive and be recovering as well as someone in their 40's is incredible. The doctors and physical therapist are very pleased with her progress. Those around Garnet frequently have noticed a very slight lapse in her cognitive skills. She seems to repeat things and to repeat questions. Anyone not around her much would not recognize this but chalk it up to her age. I think her body is finally starting to act its age and it really bothers Karen. So far the last two January's they have had to deal with heart attacks. Greg had one in 2008 and Garnet this year. It took them until August to finally resolve what was causing Greg's heart issues. I want to make sure that during December and then January of next year, Karen takes it easy and they break that cycle of January heart attacks.



I just saw a clip of football on the news and there was that guy that has the really long fuzzy hair. I wonder how much hair he looses by it getting pulled out during each game? As mean as it sounds, I would totally grab a handful of that if I got the chance. It's almost like he wants it to get pulled by leaving it all poofy and loose for anyone to grab a hold of in the middle of a tackle. Plus, it would be annoying if it got in someones face during a big pile of guys. I think their should be some sort of rule about it along with the rules about their uniforms. Why someone would want that much hair sticking out seems a little off to me anyway. Obviously its for attention because it can't be more comfortable than having it all tucked nicely into some sort of skull cap and out of peoples reach. It must have so much mud and turf in it by the end of the game. And what a tangled mess. I guess the attention thing works though, I'm talking about it. :)



Interesting thought for the day provided by Jordan: An employee of the Alabama Department of Transportation installed spyware on his boss's computer and proved that the boss spent 10% of his time working (20% of time checking stocks and 70% of the time playing solitaire). The employee was fired, the boss kept his job.