We had a follow-up appointment yesterday with Dr. Mosley at Baptist Orthopedics (Dr. Stromeyer is no longer with the practice). He said Joe’s hand has healed nicely where the tendon was repaired.

(1st pic after stitches were removed)

This is great news for Joe’s mobility because now we can start physical therapy for him to learn to use the walker without the platform and then eventually move to crutches.

(the platform attached to the walker. Joe walks holding the walker with the right hand and the left elbow resting on that platform.)

We go back to Birmingham on September 3 to find out when he can start physical therapy for walking on the left leg however, Doctor Mosley looked at it in xray yesterday and said it looks beautiful. (Yay!!)

Please keep Joe’s brother Jason in your prayers as he goes to the doctor next week for his heart.

Buckle Up!

Love, Cricky & Joefish

Things are pretty much status-quo for Joe and I right now. He’s still not allowed to push/pull/grasp/lift/hold with the left hand and still non-weight bearing on the left leg. We’re still staying in our “summer home”, I’m working from home, and Joe’s getting cabin fever.
We go back to the doctor on July 30 for his hand check-up and we’ll hopefully reusme the physical therapy after that. The hip check-up is scheduled for September 3 in Birmingham.

Some big news for us right now is that we would like for all of our friends to please say a prayer for Joe’s youngest brother Jason. I don’t have the details but there is something not working correctly in his heart and it’s possible the doctor may do surgery. Please send up a request for Jason and all of the family as we wait to find out what the next step will be.

Hope you are all doing well!
Wear your seat belt!
Tip your waiter!
Don’t take wooden nickels.

Adios!
Cricky & Joe