Grandma Jennie

For those of you who have not met my Grandmother, here is a great picture of her from last summer. Since then, a lot has changed for her health-wise since this picture was taken, but she's still has the same, ornery spirit and a great sense of humor. In her own words, she "kept 'em in stitches" in the nursing home and "they all just wanted to take [her] home." I believe it too, as the staff were all remiss to see her leave.

Grandma was born in 1919, and has lived quite the amazing life. Here's one of my favorite pictures of her from her time in Chicago.


After we got here, it took a little longer than expected to have her released from the Nursing home. Luckily, the staff there is really great and have been able to help us transition rather easily. Grandma's therapist, Mike, came out to the house to check its suitability, and we have been returning for outpatient care three days a week. Her foot is looking a whole lot better, but the pictures are probably still to graphic for anyone to really appreciate my sharing. In the meantime, she is confined to movement in her wheelchair, but she is determined to do everything as before, and is fairly agile with the wheelchair. We're working out systems for everything so things work for all three of us. It's definitely a learning experience.