Journal entry by Lisa Barton —
Well, now 7 months have gone by since I have posted anything.I don't know if this gets read anymore and thinking about discontinuing it.
Today marks the 6th anniversary of Duffy's accident. Hard to believe it has been that long. He still has the most positive attitude and continues to work hard on his steps, exercises and just working at getting better. He truly has an amazing spirit.
This year has been interesting - for everyone! COVID really threw Duffy off his routine - and believe me, he thrives on routine! Things took a really interesting turn when I broke my ankle at the beginning of June. (had surgery on June 10th and now am part cyborg with 1 metal plate and 9 screws). I was in a cast for 7 weeks and a boot for 7+ weeks. While in the cast, I could not take care of Duffy. This meant we have a parade of newbies on the weekend and I nearly lost my mind, as we had absolutely no alone time (which we treasure). We've had a lot of turnover in help this year as well and will finally have an evening shift late next week (I'm pretty sure we haven't had this filled since June). We do having an amazing day shift and we've been lucky to have some really good fill-ins.
Duffy has managed to come through all of this, even with Kelly D (our super awesome dry-needle therapist) moving to Illinois. We miss her something fierce, but we now go to Minnetonka for therapy. The VA gym is still closed - he really misses that and it doesn't look that that will re-open anytime soon. We both adapted to the move (have been in the new house almost exactly one year) and appreciate one-level living! Here's hoping 2021 is better than 2020!!
Today marks the 6th anniversary of Duffy's accident. Hard to believe it has been that long. He still has the most positive attitude and continues to work hard on his steps, exercises and just working at getting better. He truly has an amazing spirit.
This year has been interesting - for everyone! COVID really threw Duffy off his routine - and believe me, he thrives on routine! Things took a really interesting turn when I broke my ankle at the beginning of June. (had surgery on June 10th and now am part cyborg with 1 metal plate and 9 screws). I was in a cast for 7 weeks and a boot for 7+ weeks. While in the cast, I could not take care of Duffy. This meant we have a parade of newbies on the weekend and I nearly lost my mind, as we had absolutely no alone time (which we treasure). We've had a lot of turnover in help this year as well and will finally have an evening shift late next week (I'm pretty sure we haven't had this filled since June). We do having an amazing day shift and we've been lucky to have some really good fill-ins.
Duffy has managed to come through all of this, even with Kelly D (our super awesome dry-needle therapist) moving to Illinois. We miss her something fierce, but we now go to Minnetonka for therapy. The VA gym is still closed - he really misses that and it doesn't look that that will re-open anytime soon. We both adapted to the move (have been in the new house almost exactly one year) and appreciate one-level living! Here's hoping 2021 is better than 2020!!
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