I wasn’t able to write over the weekend. Turns out, I spent Saturday night at my daughter’s college house. She needed me! Actually, I went to run her cable television, put on a few deadbolt locks, fix an electrical circuit, de-clog the bath tub, and assorted other handyman projects. 

The operation to suture Ryan’s eyelids mostly shut, called a partial-tarsorrhahpy, has failed in the left eye. Over the past several days the eyelid has opened far beyond what was intended or expected. For all practical purposes, the eye is completely open again. 

Today is emotional. It’s not the fact that Austin Vantrease could be set free in a matter of days (see the countdown timer in the right sidebar). It has nothing to do with Ryan’s upcoming string of medical appointments and procedures this month. Nor does it have something to do with Sue being away on […]

Okay, so certainly not the best way to spend a weekend afternoon, but I’m happy we we’re able to knock-out another item on our (endless) list. A plaster cast was taken of Ryan’s lower legs, ankles, and feet to get his anatomy for specialized splinting. It will serve as a negative mold, making the splints […]

A few weeks ago my daughter, Kari, was involved in a fender-bender. It was at very low-speed and no one was injured, thank goodness. She rolled into the rear end of another couple’s car at an intersection just a stone’s throw away from our home. She was distracted. Just prior to the collision a karate […]