Life's twists and turns

My updates have been few and far between recently. I hope to get more consistent now that I have a semblance of an office again. The day I had foot surgery, October 5th, we also got the news that we got an apartment. I'm grateful to have our own place again, but moving is enough of a chore when everyone is healthy. Trying to do it with a recent transplant patient and a person on crutches doesn't allow for it to happen very quickly. Factor in to that, more rain, an infection (me, not the transplant patient), and then the holiday season. Well, I'm certain you have guessed how slow it has gone, and we're still not finished.
On a positive note, the transplant patient, James, is doing really well. He has even begun working on some craft projects again, something he hasn't done in more than two years. He's already made a small leather coin pouch for himself and is working on a new fleece pullover. The other patient, the one one typing this, who had foot surgery and an infection, is doing relatively well also. The foot has healed up and I had my first visit to physical therapy yesterday. It went smoother and less painful than I had thought it would. I still have a ways to go, but the pain is so much better than it was before surgery. It's hard to explain how grateful I am not to be taking daily pain medicine just to be able to walk around.
Our holidays will be quiet this year. We're staying home, no trip north to visit family. Traveling during flu and cold season with a new transplant recipient isn't a good idea. As much as we would love to spend time with our families, it isn't worth the risk. Our current plan is to celebrate Christmas with the family sometime this coming spring. In the meantime, we have good friends who have opened their homes to us for small celebrations across the next few weeks. We're looking forward to quiet yet healthy visits and several great meals.
I hope that no matter what holidays you celebrate or who you are lucky enough to celebrate them with that they are blessed and joyful. And that the New Year arrives with hope and peace.
Blessings.