The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Dear Friends and Family,

 

Dear friend, Richard Bower has insisted on some closure you our Mexico adventure, so I am using this forum for that along with some sad news as well.

 

First, we survived the dangers of Mexico, arriving back very late on 2 April, just in time for taxes and a huge vet bill! Welcome home. Our now very fat cat, Quirk, developed ABS (or something like it) and needed a series of x-rays, a change of diet and some awful mixture for constipation stuffed into him twice daily. Fun! However, he is recovering.

 

We immediately started in on the yard. The only blessing is that nothing much grows, except weeds, in the winter months, so we started to get a handle on that aspect of our home. Also, thanks to our friend, Rae, the house was clean from top to bottom, so we we could delay that reality.

 

However, last Monday evening, about 11:30 p.m., as the lunar eclipse was taking place, Polley slipped on the stairs from our upstairs bedroom and, yes, BROKE HER HIP! So, about 2:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon, she went into surgery, coming out from the recovery room about 7:30 last night. One misstep and we will be involved in a couple of months of intense physical therapy. Not fun, but it is what it is! After 3 months of walking the cracked, broken, missing sidewalks of Mexico, we find tragedy in our own home. Go figure

 

So, while there is closure to our Mexico adventure, there is a new adventure awaiting the Bowens, as we work to get Polley ready for our sojourn to Europe on August 6th. We hope that it will be that carrot that keeps Polley working to come back. I am sure you all wish her well and I will try to keep you posted on her progress. I am not sure when she will be coming home. The physical therapy and occupational therapy people will determine when she is ready to get around the house and when the house is properly prepared to make things as convenient as possible. She may be home as early as Friday, or she may need to go to a rehabilitaiton center for a period of time to train herself to get around. Patience will be the key, but as I am sure most of you know, that has never been Polley's or my strong suit. More later.

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