From Sharon:

Hello everyone!

We are home now 1 week. The 5-hour direct flight from Puerto Vallarta to Calgary went well despite a 45-minute delay and there were no seats available with extra leg room. Chris had an aisle seat and was able to stand up, stretch, and walk a little every 1/2 hour, and that was super helpful!

Our daughter Serena, picked us up and brought us to her home where they had set up a bed for Chris in the living room on the main floor--what a blessing!

The next day it took us 7 hours to drive from Calgary to home, but it was good (and necessary!) for Chris to get out of the car now and again and stretch. 

Before we left for Mexico, I had managed to rent a hospital bed from an agency in Edmonton and our son Simeon picked it up and had it all set up and functional in our living room, on the main floor. It was good to be home. 

Funny thing--we had to put the heater on in the house for a couple of days--it was +22 outside but we were used to +32 in Mexico--ha ha--go figure; doesn't take long to get climatized!

Chris gets around pretty good with the mobility walker (no wheels), does his exercises to keep strong and mobile. He still rests a couple of times during the day. His appetite is better. I took some extra time off from nursing and am around if he needs anything. This week I've been driving him to his work place/paint shop every morning and then pick him up a couple of hours later. He has very little pain for which he is grateful! He's still slightly anemic which causes him to get tired very quickly. We'll see how a diet of liver, spinach and raisins will perk him up!

It's good to be home.

Chris meets with our local orthopedic surgeon in July to see what can be done about his other hip. Until then, it's life one day at a time and we're thankful. 

Your support and prayers are SO greatly appreciated! Thanks for journeying with us!

God bless you all!

Sharon and Chris Rottier