bits n pieces and finally a surgery date
My bride finally has a surgery date. On September 22 she will get her head back together (cranioplasty) with a prosthetic scull portion made of methylacrylate (fancy name for a hybrid acrylic). She had a micro scan of her scull done around a month ago, then wait and wait and wait for Medicare and insurance approvals and finally to a manufacturer. All the while Bernie has been in slight decline in all areas, eating, walking and every other form. We are both happy and scared that the date is finally set. We pray for the surgeons now, and thankful it's in the middle of the week. You know the Monday and Friday syndrome.
A funny thing happened today. We had an appointment with the Therapist / Counselor, so along with getting Bernie's shower taken care of I suggested to her that she brush her teeth again and then rinse again using the Water Pic to get any stray chocolate chip cookie residue out (good idea right). Well I prepped the Water Pic with warm water and handed it to her. The rinsing was going just fine till about half way through. Bernie pulled the Water Pic out of her mouth (still half full) without shutting it off and before I knew it I caught the first gush in the eye while she was handing it to me (lucky I had my glasses on). The next few outflows pushed their way into an open medicine cabinet, heck by the time I got it under control and turned off we were both cracking up and the bathroom was pretty well sprayed. We said the hell with it and walked out. It's funny, how a lot things like that don't bother me anymore.
Till next time
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