At last I can write that Woody is truly free of "things" to do with surgery. He chose that I not tell you about one of the things that came about due to surgery until after today's appointment. This morning we left before 7am and traveled once again to a Vanderbilt clinic. This time to the urology clinic in Brentwood, TN...this clinic is a bit closer than having to go to the main Vanderbilt clinics in Nashville. Today we ended up having to drive in torrential rain for a good portion of the ride. As we neared our destination we finally drove out of it and were able to park and walk in and not get wet. We were glad that it had stopped raining as we didn't think to pick up an umbrella before we left. Today Woody went to get out the Foley catheter that he had to come home with from the hospital due to the fact that he was unable to totally empty his bladder following surgery. To say that he is very happy to be free from that "device" is an understatement! He didn't take his walker with him for this doctor trip. He told me as we were driving home that he was ready for me to store the walker away in the closet, which I did when we got home. So he feels truly free and feels that he can concentrate on healing and getting stronger after this latest surgery. Tomorrow will be three weeks since his leg surgery. He is still going slowly when he does tasks, but he is doing more and more tasks around the house and some outside. Late this afternoon he went out to the compost pile and shucked a dozen ears of corn that a dear friend grew and gifted us with. He cooked some for supper...delicious! Tonight's photo shows you a boy who is truly 7...he has had quite a week of celebrating. Happy 7th Birthday, Elijah!
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