Happy 2nd Anniversary!!!
June 17th 2008
Mr and Mrs Ranjel
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
accessorize
I know I'm being vain, but I wanted to share my new neck accessory. I get to sport this lovely white plastic with blue polyester and blue velcro neck accessory for about 3 months. One month down and two to go. But at least now the lovely accessory is only for the car!
Monday, June 9, 2008
Reed's trip to Vancouver, WA
Reed went to Vancouver May 23-25th. He flew in on Friday and his Mom picked him up at the airport. They went straight to our favorite restaurant, Lindo Mexico. Reed called me from the restaurant while crunching and munching tortilla chips in my ear!!
This is a picture of Lois in one of the booths.
On Saturday, the Claytons went to the coast for a Memorial service for cousin Vivian that had passed away. Here are some candid shots of Reed's family, Reed & Bret, Caren, Lois with Cindy in the background.
Reed was also able to spend time with Rachel, Mark and Aaron. They also got to go to Liesel Goolds wedding reception. The pics are all a little blurry as they were taken on a cell phone, but Reed did have a good weekend.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Anterior Cervical Fusion
On May 14, I had to have Anterior Cervical Disectomy and Spinal Fusion of C4 - C5 - C6. Basically, I had surgery on my neck to fuse 3 vertabrae together. They went in from the front of my neck and put a titanium plate and 6 screws in the three vertabrae to hold them together. My spinal cord was being crushed and I was at risk of becoming paralyzed. Anyway, I am three weeks out from the surgery and I am doing well. I have to wear a neck brace whenever I leave the house and I cannot drive. I probably have to wear the brace for up to three months and the doctor said for complete healing a total of 6-8 months for the bones to fuse, etc. But, like I said, every day is getting better.
I did find a you tube video, it is animated, but still a bit GRAPHIC. It depicts pretty well what I went thru, except, my plate is bigger with 6 screws to cover 3 vertebrae.
WARNING: THE VIDEO IS ANIMATED, BUT IT IS A BIT GRAPHIC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uQbhSQBJk4&feature
(I couldn't figure how to make this a link, so copy and paste if you want to watch the video)
I did find a you tube video, it is animated, but still a bit GRAPHIC. It depicts pretty well what I went thru, except, my plate is bigger with 6 screws to cover 3 vertebrae.
WARNING: THE VIDEO IS ANIMATED, BUT IT IS A BIT GRAPHIC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uQbhSQBJk4&feature
(I couldn't figure how to make this a link, so copy and paste if you want to watch the video)
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