On The mend and Blessed

     It has been awhile since the accident and last post. Healing and gaining strength back has been only part of the process. Since that time I read the actual emergency room report. It is described as "retroperitonial bleeding" and is a rare life threatening problem. It includes bleeding from an organ (my case), tumor, pelvic fractures and aneurisms to mention a few. I was informed at the time that they were considering admitting me to the ICU unit but decided not to after consulting with the surgeon on duty. Whew!
   
    What was not shared is that I knew I was in serious trouble while in transit to the hospital. I felt there was a chance this could be fatal. Yes I felt that bad. I told the Lord "I place myself in Your hands. Whatever will be will be." At that moment a calm peace set in. Since then much has changed in how life is perceived. It is not clear what direction that will take but there is a definite change in direction. Jill and I are much closer than we were before. That is amazing in itself. There is a different attitude from family members, well, most family members.Many friends and neighbors have been most supportive as well. Some of you left comments to the last post that really were a great blessing to me. I have not gotten back to all of you but I will. Your posts have been kept and will be answered.

    Walking for gaining strength is getting better each week. Currently it is up to 3500 to 4500 steps, that does not include 1000 to 1500 steps when making supper, grocery shopping or other routine things during the day. It sounds like a lot but most of the day is spent resting or sitting. DW insists I not exert myself to much yet. LOL. "Yes Mother!"

    Since then windows 7 has been replaced with windows 10. That was not an easy transition. It took about a week until everything was ironed out, settings changed and programs updated, etc. Then there is the matter of creating system images and backups as well as emergency system repair disks. This was done for 3 computers. Angst was not a good things for a day or two. Jill was not happy about that part. It has taken me a bit to feel comfortable using the new system. Here I am and hopefully all goes well with this post.

   I haven't worked much doing artwork because the sitting position causes discomfort. This heat wave is also hard. There is no air conditioning in the room my computer is in. I am beginning to create again and will share what is done when finished. For now it is hoped a few special photos will do as a replacement.

The first two images are of a red tailed hawk. The first one he was  playing hide and seek with me. The second he was just looking to see what he could capture for a meal.

The next image is a broad wing hawk. The are smaller than the Red tail hawks. 

The hawk had just caught and dispatch a squirrel.

Here he is protecting his prize from a red tail hawk that was cruising overhead. He actually crouched down and spread his wings over the squirrel to keep it from being stolen. Amazing!

Hope you enjoyed your visit. As soon as this heat lets up I will be visiting blogs to comment. Thank you so much for visiting and commenting. Remember to always Love The Details. God Bless.