Not sure how many people know that on Thursday, Roger had to have surgery on his lower back (Lumbar Spine). The disc between his L4 & L5 Vertebrae had herniated into his spinal canal and then traveled up the spinal canal and had apparently gone up behind is L3 Vertebra and was pushing all those nerves to the right side (hence his complaints of numbness and pain in his left leg). I am happy to report that his surgery went well. His surgery was in the Orthopedic Spine Surgeon's Ambulatory Surgery Center and then due to his sleep apnea being so terrible, he was sent to a rehab facility for one night so that he could be monitored overnight after having anesthesia. He is home and is resting comfortably. He is pretty sore at the incision area, which is normal but I think he will continue to improve daily. We have had him up walking a little around the house, but I am going to take him outside and walk him up the street a little since it shouldn't be raining today. I will keep you updated as I can. Thank you to everyone for all your phone calls and emails as well as all of your kindness. I know Roger appreciates it just as much as I do. We do have some wonderful family and friends!
On Taylor's 10th Birthday last year; it was a bright, sunny and warm day. I went out to the backyard to do some preparations for his party and lo and behold, Daisy had brought 11 ducklings and they hopped into the pool to swim around. They stayed all day among all the visitors we had, but we soon realized that the water was too low for the babies to get out and we had to add water almost all the way to the top, just so they could hop out. They finally made it out and trotted off to wherever they were currently staying. What a pleasant surprise on Taylor's birthday!
