yes you can...

...have an MRI at 7 p.m.
just in case you wondered, it's possible
even in small town America.

my stubborn dad decided to do some 
ditch digging a week ago...
unfortunately his shoulders weren't in favor of that.
they let him know by going on strike.
yup...
just didn't work.
his "good" one became the BAD one. 
he barely drove  himself to church, or for 
that matter, got himself dressed.

sister-bird, brother and i had a pow-wow on sunday
determining "what do we do with dad".
since we all share this same shoulder/rotator-cuff-
joy we knew a steroid shot would possibly help.
however, dad's physician won't give them
and dear sweet determined dad DID NOT
want to make the 4 hr drive to the city
to see the specialist.
well... my physician does the shots.
we jumped through lots of hoops.
filled out tons of paper work.
sister and dad drove to my home
2 days in a row. 
dad got xrays, then doc said he needed an MRI.


remember the small town reference and tell your
brain the modern conveniences of city stuff is limited here.
( i.e. an MRI machine)
we were blessed to have the MRI van visiting later that day, 
so we got dad on the schedule and drove back to my 
home for the 2 hr wait. 
which turned in to a longer wait, and it was
7pm. when dad finally got his MRI.

and guess what?
the shot giving doc had gone home.
that resulted in
another hour drive to my house for dad 
and sister bird.

just to add excitement to the day 
they got a flat tire, and it became apparent
3 blocks from my home. 
can i get a "YEAH GOD!" here.
thank you.

here we are 3-shoulder-limited people 
needing to change a tire.
i call a great friend who comes and rescues
us, finishing what we started.
did i mention dad is type A and 
can't wait for help?
toss in his Parkinson's dementia
and its a fun mix.

regardless, we got to docs office 
and waited way too long..
but WE GOT DAD SHOT.! 
tee hee hee....
that is, his shoulder.  


now to see if this will make enough 
of a difference.
otherwise we just aren't sure how he's gonna
continue to live with out more assistance.


however, God's tender care has been so evident 
in the past two days, we'll just keep trusting for 
it to continue. 


what did you do for fun this week?