Oh. I didn't realize that they kept him there in the hospital.

same thing.

Good evening everyone ... work is going to keep me hopping until mid-July

Have a wonderful evening

hagatha, sending positive thoughts for your husband. It's so hard when they are in and you can't visit. Hope he can come home soon.

It turns out he does have a tiny pelvic fracture, which explains the continued pain. It doesn't change anything, since it will just heal on its own, but it does mean his summer of boating is out of the question. Given all the different things going on in his lower back, my suspicion is that he won't be doing much walking from now on. We'll have to see. It's difficult for me because I can't talk to the doctor.

Pandemic or no pandemic, I feel it is so beneficial to be able to have somebody with you listening to the doctor. There is often too much for the patient to take in and remember. My brother and I both used to go with my sister when she was going through chemo. We were her extra ears and she needed them. I was with her when she was diagnosed and I know she didn't "hear" everything that day. I'm the one that more or less told her she had cancer. A lot of what the doctor told her didn't really sink in.

Good morning, Danish, Donuts, and Bagels in the Break Room. Hagatha, Prayers and Positive thoughts for your hubby and you. Dinner and karaoke tonight with friends.

Good morning everyone, French Roast and Irish Breakfast Tea in the Break Room. Hagatha, keeping you and husband in my thoughts and prayers. Have a great Hump Day!

hagatha, I'm so very sorry to hear that your husband is basically grounded for the summer. I'm glad you have good views from your home so you can whale watch though.

soot, sorry you have a busy stretch coming up, hope it goes by quickly and you have some fun at least!

Off to work...have a happy day everyone!

"It turns out he does have a tiny pelvic fracture"

Oh, so sorry to hear that, hagatha, and send my best for BOTH of you

Thanks, guys. He's pretty depressed, But we do have our neighbourhood bubble of good friends, so he'll still have a good social life, and he's pretty determined, so he could be up and at it sooner than expected.

The oncologist is trying to get the MRI scheduled for while he's still in hospital so she can have a look at the abscess over the surgery site.

The one great thing is that we have a brand-new hospital, only three years old, and it is stunning, with lots of wood and glass and Native art. Every room is a large single with a massive bathroom. These are rooms the size of a luxury hotel room, and almost every single one looks out over the water, to Quadra island and the lighthouse on the point. The hospital was built high on the ridge, so the views are spectacular.

same thing.

Good morning, Danish, Donuts, and Bagels in the Break Room.

We have a bad heat wave predicted for the next few days, up to 37degrees. This is highly unusual for our Coastal areas. This kind of heat is especially dangerous here because it's so unusual that most people don't have air conditioning in their homes, and so I expect there will be a lot of heat stroke and hospitalizations. Here on the water we'll probably fare better, but I'm awfully glad I don't have to go anywhere for the next few days.

I'll be using my two fans at night, I guess.

same thing.

Holy cow, that is HOT for you. Had a video chat with our German family Saturday and it's like that there too and no one has AC. Keep those fans running! A good trick if it's just too awful is to dampen a sheet or towel and lay it over you with the fan blowing on it.

I've got the furnace fan blowing and the basement window open, so that keeps cool air moving through the house, though I'll have to close the window tonight so critters (human or otherwise) don't climb in. With the blinds down and the windows open it shouldn't be too bad. Also, this is one time when our windy location is welcome. People in the interior areas affected by this will be in trouble, though.

My black cat is in a hot little heap. I keep putting ice cubes in her water, which she loves. She misses her Dad, and the little monster has shown her displeasure at his absence by scratching the leather seats of my dining room chairs. 7 1/2 years she's left them alone, and now the seats are in ribbons. It's a good thing she's cute.

At least hubby will have AC in the hospital!

Ironically, they're sending him home tomorrow. One of those good news/bad news situations. He'll be happier at home, though.

Good morning, Danish, Donuts, and Bagels in the Break Room.

I'll have a Montreal-style poppy seed bagel to go with my high-test Peru coffee this morning.

Finally! Thunderstorms this morning for some much-needed rain. Then heading down to Longmeadow Rescue Ranch to do a tour for a group of disabled kids enrolled in a "Life Skills" class at one of the local schools. Really looking forward to it, but it's gonna be muddy! One is in a wheelchair, so not sure how that's going to work!

John came home around 6 pm. They medics carried him upstairs, but now that he's up here he can cruise around in his chair. He's in much better shape than he was last week. They've started treating a chronic infection that I've been squawking about for two years and that has clearly helped. Anyway, it's a bummer that we can't get out in the boat, but it's far too hot now anyway. We'll just settle in and hang out together, like we always do.

Oh, good news. So it IS a chronic infection that been causing so many problems. That may take awhile to get ahead of, but at least he's on the right road. Yeah, those temps are time to just hang out at home!

So happy your husband is home, hagatha!