Beauty and Scars!

Hello, Everybody!

This is Ada!

These are the flowers she brought along with dinner from PF Chang's to us on Sunday evening. Ada, you really lifted Sharon's spirits, and Ellen's, too. (She was glad that she didn't have to cook dinner!) The flowers are lovely, and we found the perfect vase for them.

Sharon does not have the best of veins. Whenever she needs blood work, it is a real challenge. A young man came to her room on Friday and said the doctor had ordered some blood work. He was able to get her blood on the first stick! Sharon congratulated him, and he said it was because he paid attention in class. If this is what happened because he paid attention in class, can you imagine what would have happened if he had slept through that lesson!!!

For those of you with squeamish stomachs, scroll past the next picture. On Sunday, the intake nurse with home health came to the house. She changed the dressing and made the initial visit for physical therapy. This is the incision on Sharon's left shoulder. From a professional standpoint, it looks really good. The skin is intact and there is no redness. There are twenty staples in this incision. There is a smaller incision that has only two staples.

On Thursday, these beautiful flowers arrived at the hospital. Sharon had already received a gorgeous bouquet from her daughter. We could not imagine who these were from. Upon opening the card, it read, "From your Polk family!" Sharon has been retired for almost six years. Does this tell you how many hours she now spends volunteering at school? There are a few people who will always be part of this great school. She was touched beyond words at this gesture of thoughtfulness.

These are the flowers from Paula. The Stargazer lilies smell wonderful and permeate the entire room. (Paula, if you only knew how your mom blessed your heart each time she smells the flowers!)

Just another view of the flowers.

We will keep you updated on Sharon's progress as the days go by. Tomorrow is her birthday. This isn't exactly what we had in mind for her celebration, but we will manage something! (Nichole and Joe, we could use a few left-over decorations, don't you think?)

Until next time. . . . .