Life and living

Now that I have a short break from training I want to share some blog entries I started. Morning of August 22nd started like any other training day. Then Todd called to say that Daves 95 year-old father had fallen and broken his hip. The plan was to do surgery at one. Immediately my mind jumped to the worst. Todd went on to say that Daves sister, Margie, had asked the doctor about the risks involved in the surgery. The answer was that not having surgery would confine him to bed. Definitely not what he wanted. Todd was able to talk to Papa and had a great conversation.. Kari also talked with him. She said Papa what are you doing in the hospital? He replied I heard you can get a good sleep here. His humor was intact so all was good. At 1:00:00 I think the entire Greene clan were all there in spirit. Daves other sister, Mary sent a picture afterwards that helped us all relax. Papa was sitting up eating with his usual smile. Fortunately the community where Papa lives has a skilled nursing center so getting him settled was relatively easy. Margie and Mary are becoming pros at it. The best news was last week. Mary took some dominoes to him and he had no problem playing. I am talking about not just matching dots, but where you add points on the end of each arm. The best part was that he tried to cheat. What do I mean by that? All the grandkids learned early that he would cheat and then play innocent. In gin he might put a spade in with clubs and then say oh, did I mess up. His innocent act was bad but the kids learned that you did not have to get mad. So if he is trying to cheat that means the spark is still there.