Ouch! I tore my ACL and my meniscus in my right knee, and had to have surgery. The ACL injury dates back to college my doctor thinks, and apparently I've been working on the meniscus for a while! My dad came down on Feb 2 to take care of me through everything, and I don't know what I would've done without him! My surgery was on the 4th, and I had to spend the night at the hospital. Everything went well, but what was supposed to be a 2 hour surgery took almost 4 hours! There was a lot of damage in there and they used my hamstring as a graph. I didn't react well to any of the meds they gave me, and was sick through the whole night. But I got sweet phone calls from my whole family, plus there were flowers waiting for me at home from my Momma, Becky Sue, my class, and Kevin (my best friend here!) The recovery is slow, and I'm not expected to be able to fly for 4 months! Ugh.
While my dad was here, we went for a walk around Mt. Trashmore, a beautiful park about 2 miles from my apartment, and I walked about 1/4 of a mile on crutches! I was SO exhausted after that! We also drove to Pungo, a rural area outside of Virginia Beach and played with Callie off the docks there. We had wonderful weather, so we made the most of it!
After my dad left, Hall and Brittany were kind enough to open their home to me for a week. I couldn't get around real well yet, and I live on the 2nd floor of my apartment complex. Plus, taking care of Callie was just about impossible! I really appreciate them; they fed me and waited on me, and helped to take care of Callie! They are the greatest!!!
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