Well, Brain got out of the hospital 10 days after he was admitted and we felt no better about his health. We felt like they gave us no answers or understanding of what really took place or what to expect. Brian felt no better and was in the bed for most of the time. I felt like it took an act of congress to get him up and moving like he should. I know he was hurting, but he wasn't doing what he needed to do to progress. Finally he did start to improve and move about more and we even got out of the house a few times. Mom stayed to help out until it got to be too much and, thankfully, we had an appointment with a doctor just before she left that gave us the understanding, answers, and confidence we had been looking for all along.
During that time we dealt with burst pipes in the middle of the night, and finding out we would not have a place to live come the end of our lease term - November. UGH!
And to make matters worse, Brian's business, our greatest income, was faltering since he could not really handle it and I had no knowledge of anything about it. I tried, but felt like a great failure. I was tired and felt stretched beyond my limits and seemed to be successful at nothing. Not even the normal things. My brain was in overload and could handle NOTHING! Then Maggie, one of the kittens, apparently got hit by a car. We took her to the vet and she has a fractured pelvis and femur head(top of her leg). She is doing good and the vet has said we should just watch her and it should heal fine. We have some pain medicine for her and keep her in the house often with a visit or two outside to see her mom and sister each day. to top it all off, Casper seems to be pregnant again. Just as we were ready to go get her spayed.
So anyway, most of this has been dealt with successfully. Brian is doing much better with a few episodes here and there - I really think it is the stress that brings it on. The pipes have been mostly taken care of - We have water and function, but for some reason, the plumber drilled a great big hole in the pipe outside that he just covered with an orange safety cone and doesn't seem to be coming back to do anything about it. We have called the property managers several times about it and they always say the will take care of it. When? Next year? And we have found a house we all fell in love with even though it wasn't what we have been looking for the past few years - It is much larger and in a neighborhood. Although the neighborhood does have golf, a pool, and tennis. All the things the kids love. It is a cul-de-sac lot with a great yard and just down from the pool and clubhouse. We should close on it august 28 or 29. And Brian seemd to be coming up with a contingency plan if somethign like this ever happens again. I will try to do my part and learn enough about the business that I can maintain it a bit with the help he is putting into place should we ever face a situation like this again. Whew!
So now I think I am getting life under control again, at least somewhat. I will have to start packing to move ASAP, but first we will be making a trip to Tampa for Katie's wedding.
