Sarah Rise Weekly Updates

Last Sunday evening Sarah was rapidly oscillating between telling us all of her ailments and happily running around pretending to be the big red panda from Turning Red. We tried to ascertain if there was anything she was stressed about regarding Monday, but we weren’t able to get any information that felt current. She did go… Read more »

My independence is slowly but steadily growing. The biggest achievements of the week include taking a few teeny tiny baby steps using only a cane for support, getting outside and onto my front porch swing all by myself, and carrying a plate for a short distance while using only one hand on my walker! It is fascinating to… Read more »

This has been quite a week. I am in much better shape than I was a week ago and yet I still feel like I am at the bottom of a large mountain. Each day I can do a little bit more around the house, such as making my coffee and breakfast, getting in and… Read more »

I am home and recovering from my hip surgery. In a nutshell it went well, but out of the nutshell there were lots of details that made the experience harder than it needed to be. Carl and I left for the hospital at 4:45am Wednesday morning, and Sonia came to our house to take care of getting… Read more »

This weekend Amy had her first in-person birthday party since 2019 (her actual bday is yet to come). Two years ago we had to cancel her party because everything was just shutting down for Covid. We kept the party small with just 7 kids, two of whom were our own. Sarah didn’t actually participate in much… Read more »

I must issue a correction for one item in my last update. Sarah didn’t cut the carrots by herself. Carl did that part. However, this week Sarah did cut zucchini with Carl supervising. Speaking of corrections, we needed to correct the radon situation of our mountain house. Ideal radon levels are below 4. When we tested our levels in… Read more »

H.p . . . H/p . . . New Hip. After an x-ray and meeting with my new orthopedic surgeon, it is abundantly clear that I am in need of a new right hip. In my ball and socket hip joints, what is supposed to be round has some flat areas and corners. What is… Read more »

I have a Hitch in my Get-Along. That is the unofficial diagnosis for my hip issue. Sarah finds it hilarious, and the words often morph into her telling me that I have a glitch. Yes, yes I do. I have a hitch and a glitch, and unfortunately, resting doesn’t seem to have improved things. I… Read more »

I’ve been awake since 5:20 thanks to our cat, but have been dragging my mental feet about writing because I don’t feel like I have anything inspired to say. And I don’t want to be draggy. But draggy is how I feel. I’ve been working more on my book this past week at that feels… Read more »

The whole week has been cold and snowy. Tuesday morning as Amy and I walked towards her school we saw what looked like a dead but intact bunny on the sidewalk near our street. We crossed the street, but as I looked back I saw the bunny move a leg. I told Amy that if it… Read more »