Okay, Okay--Enough Of This High Humidity!

Hello, everybody! We hope this finds you happy and healthy! The past two weeks here in El Paso have been really hard on two old ladies who love to get out and go! A couple of days last week, we both hurt really bad. Humidity was very high. It is okay for one joint to hurt, but when it seems like it is every joint in your body that hurts, it is NOT nice! Sharon hurt so much one day, that she could hardly do anything except cry. It hurt to move, it hurt to be still. Ellen has arthritis in her finger joints, and the right hand. She is practicing using her fork with the left hand. (When she does that, you know she hurts!)



We finally decided that part of Sharon's problem was in her left shoulder. After a visit to the orthopedic doctor, a shoulder X-Ray, and a cortisone injection directly into the shoulder, she felt much better this morning. The X-Ray showed no arthritis in the shoulder (which was a relief). An MRI has been scheduled, so she hopes that it is just tendinitis or a problem with the rotator cuff.



Ellen has now taken the keys of the car from Sharon. She thinks she is in charge again. ( I guess, I have to admit that she is.) She has begun to drive. Now the only time I get to drive is when Her Royal Patient hurts. If she says, "Do you mind driving?", I know that she hurts. She goes back to her surgeon in early August to obtain her "Return to work permit." (Knowing her, she will probably challenge the doctor to a race!) It really is nice to see her walk again without limping.
The shower bench is about to be put in storage! Yesterday, after a practice run in the guest bathroom tub and fully clothed, Ellen determined she was ready to sit in a nice warm bath. This morning she accomplished that goal! So later today we will be looking for a nice place to keep that shower bench in case it is needed in the future.

You know you are in a small community when you are sitting at a traffic signal, and your phone rings. The voice at the other end said, "Where is Miss Ellen driving Miss Sharon?" A friend of ours had seen us sitting at the light. Thanks for checking in, Miss Shawn!



Have a great weekend this weekend! Until next time . . . . . . ..