Already Done!

That was fast - Tony is already done! Now all that is left is to fix Ken's lawn, and a railing.
But looks good! Ken is still going to take out his railroad timbers, and either a half moon retaining wall, or smooth it out and lay down sod.

Day #2 - Progress in the rain!

Tony and Steve made progress in the rain... you can see the steps evolving, and the landing where pavers to match the backyard will go. At least now if you fall down these steps, you will only go down half way... not that it will not hurt, but it will be less steps to tumble down. We will have Steve Harsha from Puhlmann come out and put a railing on like the one by the side door. Stay tuned for more progress... pretty exciting to get rid of those ugly steps with the leaves, old bricks, and garbage underneath. Hopefully they will be easier to shovel also. Mom and I are glad the steps are being done now, because once they start tearing out Jefferson street, we will have to use the back entrance for a long time. These will be very enjoyable for us to use, and hopefully easier for mom when we have to park in the alley. 'Til next time...

They started the garage steps...

Tony and Steve came today to start the garage steps. They extended the steps closer to the garage door, and there will be a landing in the middle of the steps with pavers like the side steps. I think Tony mentioned 14 steps with a landing. They will also take out Ken's wood timbers and either put in landscaping bricks or just smooth it out for Ken ( Ken is paying for the part on his property). The bummer of it all is I did not get a before picture, because we did not know they would start this soon. Stay tuned for more updates.

One year later...

Cooper - what a kicker!

Mom and I went to go see Cooper play soccer - and what a great goalie he was! The other team did not score any goals on him! Good job Cooper!

Oh, Wow!

Allie's kindergarten class made Devin Get Well cards, and as Allie was showing them to Devin, he would look at them, and say "Oh, wow." to all of them. He was very interested in them and looked at all of them. Thanks Allie's class!

Devin's at home!

Many medical terms have been mentioned along the way but ultimately much of it was not necessary. The doctor's lengthened the achilles tendon on Devin's left leg and found that it had a similar position to the right so they did a Tibia derotation on both legs. Often the tibia derotation is made with in incision that would be parallel to the floor (when standing) but because they were concerned that scar tissue would cause the foot to pull back inward, they made the incision the other direction. As I understand it, he will have 3 scars (2 on the left and one on the right), all a little over an inch long just above the anckle. The ultimate goal was to align both feet with the thigh bone when at rest.

Because they did not do anything with the foot bones, Devin will be non-weight bearing for 3 weeks and then be switched to lower leg casts, at which point he will be allowed to do whatever he wants.

Devin more pictures...

Sweet Little Devin

We went to see Devin at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, and he is doing really well.  He ate a good supper and was hanging out watching Barney over and over again.  He was pretty tired, but when we wheeled him down the hall (which he really liked) and into a play room, it had a mirror.   I think I caught him looking at himself and thinking "What are those things on my legs?".  Considering all he had been through - he was doing amazing!  Get Well Soon Devin!

Devin's Surgery Went Great!

Devin's surgery went great! It went better than expected, more details will follow!

Get Well Soon Devin!