Shriner's Follow Up, Wednesday

This is Susan and her surgeon, Dr. Simon.
Dr. Simon performed the second surgery and checked the progress
on Wednesday. He said that everything looks perfect, and is healing the way they had hoped. Susan will still have to wear a conformer and special shirt for the next six months until the healing is complete.
The second picture is one of our wonderful care coordinators, Sandy. Sandy has been so helpful and provided John with the paperwork needed for Uganda. Thank you both.
(Susan may need one last visit on Monday.)

Cookout on Sunday

Susan is feeling well, opening up and speaking so much English. She has learned much over the past 3 months. Her wounds are healing slowly but she now seems free of pain. She has made many new friends and all of New York has fallen in love with both John and Susan.

Trip to Albany

Susan and John traveled to New York this week where they will be staying with the Weinman family for a bit. They will be meeting many of the families in Albany who have been supporting this journey. Here are Susan and Sarah Weinman as they hang out in the backyard after baking earlier in the day and then playing a gentle game of badmitten. The Weinmans are loving having them as part of their family for awhile.

More Healing

Susan relaxes after a long day at Shriner's. She is very happy to be out of both immobilizers, although she is still very bandaged from the waist up. Her next follow up appointment is Wednesday, August 20th, and the doctor will check the progress of her healing.

Shriner's Clinic Appointment

Susan and Melissa, her wonderful care coordinator.





Susan had an extremely successful day at Shriner's on Wednesday. Her stint was removed from her chest and upper abdomen and it looks great. She is still bandaged tightly but out of her immobilizers. She can now bend her right leg and is no longer in the chest cast. Everyone at Shriner's was very pleased with the results, as was Susan. She was nervous this morning, but is now very very happy. The picture in the middle includes Sandy, Melissa, and our nurse today at Shriner's. The bottom picture is Susan before her stint was removed.

Monday, Donor Site

Here you can see the donor site healing on Monday. As it heals, the gauze and fluid are removed and the skin is left to return to its natural color. It is still sore, but much improved. You can see that Susan does not look as though she has too much pain today.

Sunday Out

Susan felt up to getting out of the house for a few hours on Sunday. We went to a high school production of 42nd St. and Susan loved the tap dancing. We were lucky enough to request the front row of the balcony and able to keep Susan's leg straight during the whole show. Then, we headed to Friendly's for our post theater meal. It is great to see that Susan's pain has almost gone away and she is feeling so much better than last week.