Dad part two...

Well, I was able to take time off of work this month to continue helping my mom take care of my dad. He had his epideral, but it didn't do anything for the pain. We knew that might be the case. The only good news is dad's surgery is scheduled for Monday. He can hardly wait, although he is starting to get a little nervous. The doctor has already decided to keep him there overnight, just to keep an eye on him. In the interim, the pain has gotten worse and dad can't leave bed now. Before, he could get up and move about a few minutes at a time, and he'd spend the whole day in his La-Z-Boy nearly reclined all the way. That was just enough to keep pressure off his back and still be able to be in the living room and watch TV. He told me yesterday his bed is the only place comfortable now.

I returned to Vegas on Thursday to take care of some stuff here and will be going back to G-ville on Monday to help mom with dad's recovery. Apparently the recovery should be fairly quick, and about a month after surgery dad will start physical therapy to strengthen his back and abs muscles to help prevent further injury.

It hasn't been all work for me while I'm home. The good news is there are so many friends there from school still that I've been able to hang out with some of them. I also got to spend some time with my brother. We went to a Red Sox game on Wednesday night in Oakland... that was a lot of fun. I've never been to a pro anything other than NASCAR. It would have been great if mom and dad could've come along, but it gives us all something to look forward to for when dad is better. He already says he's coming to Vegas in October. He better not be bluffing! I just hope his recovery goes as planned and the pain is relieved in short order. He's definitely looking forward to that.