A couple of months ago, Grandpa McAllister woke up and couldn't get out of bed. Turns out he'd ruptured a disc. Everyone who's seen Grandpa knows he hasn't been able to walk standing upright or without the use of a crutch. When pain pills and rest didn't help, he decided to take action. Friday night he had surgery, hoping and praying he'd wake up without the constant pain in his legs. At first, the pain was worse than when he'd gone in and he was pretty discouraged thinking he'd gone through all of that for nothing.
We headed to Cedar City for our Friday Family Date Night to see him. We had dinner at our favorite place to eat in Cedar...the original Pizza/Pasta Factory. Yum! (Disclaimer: Brad's is probably the true favorite but I wasn't in the mood for burgers!) Then we drove around showing the kids the various apartments we lived in while we were there and the college their dad graduated from. They were all soooo impressed! Those were some good times...
We arrived at the hospital just as Grandpa was wheeled to his room.
We headed to Cedar City for our Friday Family Date Night to see him. We had dinner at our favorite place to eat in Cedar...the original Pizza/Pasta Factory. Yum! (Disclaimer: Brad's is probably the true favorite but I wasn't in the mood for burgers!) Then we drove around showing the kids the various apartments we lived in while we were there and the college their dad graduated from. They were all soooo impressed! Those were some good times...
We arrived at the hospital just as Grandpa was wheeled to his room.
A few hours and several doses of Morphine later, a light at the end of the tunnel appears! The pain in Grandpa's leg is nearly gone and the pain from the incision site in his back is dull and manageable.
This was Grandpa's first surgery and he's thinking he just might like the attention and ice chip service. We left him in pretty good spirits and got a phone call this morning to let us know he's on his way home! The doctor told him to plan on a couple of days in the hospital MINIMUM but since he was doing so well he got early discharge papers. We love you Grandpa - HAPPY HEELING!
The morning was #1's last regular season Jr. Jazz Basketball game. His team has had a great season and with their win today were crowned League Champs! WaHOo! The tournament starts next week and we get a bye the first day. Hopefully the time off won't hurt us! Congrats, guys!
"The Nets"
Some various shots from the game today. #1 wears #31 and is the Point Guard.
Final score of the final regular season game. It wasn't the highest scoring game of the year!
