Anna Grows

 Grandma has attained status in the 1% club.  Unfortunately, it is not the 1% club she aspired to be in.  Grandma is in the 1% of patients that contract an infection months after their shoulder surgery.  She had a reverse shoulder replacement in September 2022.  It was not until the end of June 2023 that a bump suddenly appeared on the shoulder.  After some tests, the doctor quickly determined that she had a bacterial infection and the infected prosthetic piece needed to be removed immediately.  Two days later, she was in surgery.  Her overnight stay in the hospital turned into 5 nights as they determined the type of infection and treatment.  For now, she is on at least 6 weeks of IV antibiotics.  After the infection is clear, they will do surgery again to replace the prosthetic part.  The 1% club. Theresa was able to go back to Ohio to assist.  This time nephew Aidyn was also there (he had been staying with Grandma and Grandpa...

Anna is back from Japan!  She had a great trip and had lots to tell.  Stay tuned for a special guest blog update from Anna so that she can give you more details.  She arrived home at 10:30 PM on June 30.  Thankfully, her mother did not sign her up for the swim meet at 8 AM the next morning.  Unfortunately, she was scheduled to lifeguard at the swim meet at 8 AM.  Even more unfortunate was she also had to work at Wolf Trap that night (on the plus side, it was for the Diana Ross concert, which was awesome, so it was worth it).  On the plus side, she had a couple of days off from both jobs so she can catch up on sleep and adjust to the time zone. Ready for Japan Joe and Theresa decided to take a few days off to head to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.  This was also Benny's first road trip, and he did well.  They got to enjoy some nice weather at the beach and a great rental cottage with a spectacular garden. Theresa took advantage of some outlet shopp...