The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey

11 Nov 2016

Veterans Day, here in the US. Our thanks and gratitude go out to all of those who served our country, upheld our Constitution, and gave lives, limbs, and peace up for their fellow men and women. Also thanks to the families and caretakers of our veterans.

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Brian Bilbrey

31 Oct 2016

Hallowe'en, such as it is. Between the way the dog reacts to activity at the door, and Marcia's hip: we turned out the front lights before dusk to keep things quiet on our front porch. It worked. Shouting kids on the sidewalks, parents curb-crawling with their cars because they're too damned lazy to walk with their kids, etc. Marcia's progress is good. At her first PT evaluation today, Andrew said she was doing great, and to be cautious not to push too hard, too fast. Note: SportsPro Physical Therapy, Marcia's go-t0 PT team for the last decade - we can…

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Brian Bilbrey

28 Oct 2016

A Marcia update: On Wednesday morning, she had her right hip replaced. The surgeon said that things went well, and that the right hip was not as far gone as the left hip had been, but that it was past time for the surgery anyway. She was up in her room on the fifth floor of the hospital by a bit past noon. On Wednesday afternoon, she managed 80-100 steps with a walker around the Joint Center floor. On Thursday morning, she aced her physical therapy (PT) - breezing through all of the exercises, then accomplishing the release goals: steps,…

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