A lot of things have been happening here so it’s time that I catch everyone up. About two weeks ago Bob noticed a little swollen spot on his inner left calf. Not only did it not get better over the next couple of days, it got worse, and the pain now went up into his inner thigh. So he went to the local Urgent Care and they sent him to get an ultrasound. Shortly afterwards he got a call from the Urgent Care doctor telling him to go immediately to the emergency room. It was a blood clot in his saphenous vein and he was thrombosed from calf to groin. Bob picked me up and together we went right over. After several hours he was discharged on blood thinners. Two days later he was seeing a vascular surgeon who told Bob the good news that no surgery was needed. He’ll follow up with another ultrasound in two and a half months and at that time should be able to stop taking the blood thinners. Bob will be wearing compression socks from now on when he drives long distances; we are assuming that’s why he developed clots in his leg. The swelling has disappeared and Bob feels good.
The other big news is that we have returned Howie to the animal rescue. He had shown aggression towards children twice over the last month and since we spend our summers around grandchildren we felt our family was not an appropriate placement for this dog. It was very hard to make this decision, and it really helped that when I brought him back Howie appeared very happy to see all the people at the rescue. Plus, a man came by and upon hearing that Howie was available to adopt he told me he wanted him. So hopefully that worked out for him.
It is so strange to be back to just one dog again!
I am learning to play the harmonica and am having a lot of fun with it. A friend has given me my first lesson and I’m already able to play simple songs. There’s a harmonica band here in the park that I’ll be joining next week.
Ta ta for now!
