Sammi and Niki are 16!!!!!!

The girls 16th birthday came and went. Very low key but it was good and they both got digital camera's. They are thrilled. Still no drivers licenses at this point. Whew!!!

Hansen's Leg

OK so we went in today and saw the surgeon. Hansen's recovering well. I misunderstood and all of the procdures were done. He had his cast removed and he's in a boot for at least 4 weeks. PT will be starting in a couple of weeks. His scar on his ankle is lots bigger than we thought. It was painful to watch the nurse take out his stitches. She SUCKED and hurt him really badly! He was bleeding after getting stitches removed, that's not supposed to happen. Well he is homebound and bored so anyone who wants to call or stop by Come on Over!

Love to all!

~Di

Hansen's early retirement

OK so as most of you know Hansen went in for ankle reconstruction surgery on Friday last week. He is doing well, they did not have to do all of the 6 projected procedures as initially thought. Just 4 I think she said. He has both the tibia and fibula (sp) connected with holes that were drilled through each bone held together with sutures and buttons, crazy huh? They were able to fix the torn ligaments and scrape the inflamed tissue off of the cartilage. Cleaning up the damage a year and a half of dealing with the initial injury. I can hardly believe it was Oct. of 2007 that he first "broke" his ankle. They said it was a break, then it wasn't a break, then torn Achilles and then not torn Achilles, then ligament damage, then instability with the leg bones connecting into the ankle. WOW! Who knew for sure what it was originally. Anyways, we are hoping he's back on his feet soon. He was let go at work and is hoping to not have to go back to painting anytime soon! We go back on Monday and see where the healing process is at and when he can start physical therapy. Wish us luck!
~Di