Second Eye Surgery

Nov 29, 2011 | Accident, eye, Soparkar

Sherry visited Dr. Soparkar this morning, and he’s decided that she needs another round of surgery. He says it’s a minor correction that will be done in the office under local anesthesia. She’s set to have this done a week from today. Sherry and I...

Back to Work!

Nov 21, 2011 | Accident

Good news! Sherry’s back at work. She’s moving slow; typing left-handed; but she’s more independent now, and she’s looking better each day!Thank you all so much for your continued prayers, emails, notes, and well-wishes. She’s on the...

Back to Church!

Nov 13, 2011 | Accident

Sherry returned to church today, for the first time since her October 21 accident. It wasn’t easy for her. She needs assistance with bathing and dressing, and everything takes longer now than it did before. Plus her endurance is down.Ever the faithful servant,...

2nd Visit to Occupational Therapist

Nov 11, 2011 | Accident, therapy

This morning Sherry visited her therapist at 7:00 a.m. Dianne exclaimed when Sherry walked in that she looked like a totally different person than the one who visited two days ago.The swelling in Sherry’s hand has greatly diminished, and she’s showing...

Follow-up to Face Surgery

Nov 10, 2011 | Accident

Today, Sherry visited the two surgeons who operated on her eye and cheek area. Both report that they are pleased with the outcome of their work and with the way Sherry’s healing. She still has lots of bruising and considerable swelling, but things are on the...

Therapy – Day One

Nov 9, 2011 | Accident, therapy

11:45am – Sherry met her physical therapist today for evaluation and initial treatments. It was pretty rough going for her, and she was glad to be done and get back to the house. She’s scheduled for two sessions per week for the time being, and for ongoing...

Out of the Splint

Nov 8, 2011 | Accident, elbow, Gabel

Sherry visited the orthopedic surgeon this morning and had the splint and stitches removed. She has quite an incision. Thank goodness that heavy splint is off, and she only has to contend with the sling for now.Her elbow and shoulder Xrays are looking good, and she...

The First 48 Hours

Nov 6, 2011 | Accident

1:45pm – It’s been almost two days now since Sherry’s visit to the Neurosensory Surgical Center at Methodist Hospital. Today she slept in and was still in bed when I got home from church. The Third-Graders at Palmer were already working on this...

Resting Quietly

Nov 5, 2011 | Accident

1:21pm – Sherry slept well last night. We’re continuing the cold compress treatments (frozen peas from Methodist), and she’s passing her red color saturation tests. She’s more comfortable in our bed than she was yesterday on that hospital...

Home – Sweet – Home

Nov 5, 2011 | Accident, Methodist, Neurosensory, Soparkar

11:12 pm – They released her from the Methodist Neurosensory Surgical Center at around 9:50pm. After a slow drive home, we’ve got her in her own bed, resting with frozen peas on her face (doctor’s orders). Dr. Soparkar called at 11:00pm to check on...

Out of Surgery!

Nov 4, 2011 | Accident, Methodist, Soparkar, surgery, Taylor

6:55 pm – Both doctors (Dr. Terry Taylor, maxillofacial/oral surgeon, & Dr. Soparkar, eye plastic surgeon) report that things went well; she looks good. She’s sporting a titanium plate in her cheek area, and a new synthetic orbitbal floor. This is...