Friends, it’s been awhile since my last post. I have been taking care of my wife who had emergency surgery on April 18th to deal with a serious infection that was life-threatening. She had 3 surgeries to be sure all the infection and affected tissue was removed.

After her hospital stay she went to a physical and occupational rehabilitation hospital to heal and get stronger. I can say she is doing much better. Thank goodness for family, friends, work and insurance.

I have been her caretaker throughout all of this. This is what you do for someone you love. Taking care of wounds is a new skill I have. You know it may come in handy again sometime in the future.

This is an update that will mean the resumption of more regular posts. I have missed blogging, but other things have had my attention. My hope is that things will continue to get better, and we return to some sort of normalcy. I feel a Wordless Wednesday coming on tomorrow.

This is Geno and we went to Red Bank High School together and he is a hair stylist. He was kind enough to get my hair and beard manageable. Something I’ve not been able to do since Laura has been in the hospital.

I appreciate him and his generosity. If you are needing a cut or a trim be sure to check him out on River Street on the North Shore.

Thank you Geno, I look much better.

One week ago I took my wife Laura to the emergency room due to her being very sick. We discovered she had a serious staph infection that required emergency surgery. In the past week she has had two additional surgeries to be sure they got all the infected stuff. Today she is doing better, but she is still in recovery mode. Nights are a little rough, but days are ok. I’m grateful she’s on the mend. Thanks to all the staff of the hospital for taking care of her. They are great. Now we are hoping to get her into rehab soon. Your care and concern are welcomed and appreciated.