Food Glorious Food and an update on Drew

We have been so blessed by people offering to bring food to our house. It seems like such a small thing to the giver, but to the receiver it is huge. I have not had to think about what to fix for dinner and that has been wonderful! For lunch we make sandwiches or eat leftovers, so it's the gift that keeps on giving! If you have brought us food or are on the schedule to bring us food, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! We have been blessed!

Now for an update on Drew:

Before his surgery he was injected with a nerve block. It made his shoulder, arm and hand completely numb. It did, however, start to wear off in the middle of the night. It was only suppose to last 18-24 hours so we were expecting that.  His pain today was an 8-9 on the pain scale even with Vicodin. He was pretty miserable, but that is to be expected. He didn't sleep well last night, so that just added to the misery. I have kept him on the ice machine since we got home yesterday, so hopefully that is keeping the swelling down. He was ordered to stay on it for 72 hours so we will do that. He tried to get up every once in a while to walk around the house so he wouldn't be sitting all day. Now that his right hand isn't numb he can feed himself as long as I cut everything up for him. He has to rest his arm on the table and just move his hand at the wrist. Then he pokes his food with the fork and turns his hand toward his mouth. It's not very mannerly but it gets the job done! I'm sure tomorrow will look very much like today. At least we have good tv to watch~ Olympics! Hopefully each day will get a little better. I have been staying busy cleaning, doing laundry and attending to his needs. To quote a line in Bugs' Life, "It's our lot in life. It's not a lot, but it's our life."