March 17

03/17/2010

Hello everyone, I saw my Orthopedic Surgeon this past Tuesday. He told me that everything looks great. I will be able to bear 50% of my weight on my right leg next Tuesday. In three weeks I will be able to bear 100% of my weight. Things are going great, and the family is doing well. I am looking forward to starting outpatient therapy next week. I will hopefully be going three times a week. I hope to see the upstairs of my house in a short while, and sleep in my own bed. Thanks again for all you have done. Have a safe and fun St. Patrick's Day, have a green beer for me.

Love, Joe

Mar 17, 2010 5:49:31 PM

8 Comments

Joe....I am happy to hear things are going well for you and your family...continue to hang tough and my prayers are continuing.

Posted by: James Pickett | 03/18/2010 at 09:17 AM

Thats great news Joe
Keep up the good work and hopefully we can do beers once it gets warmer
-J Barnes

Posted by: Jesse | 03/18/2010 at 04:03 PM

So awesome, Joe!

Posted by: Marianne Ring | 03/19/2010 at 10:09 AM

Great news!

Posted by: Marzee | 03/20/2010 at 12:20 PM

Joe, glad to hear all is going well, can't wait until you, Amy and the kids can come down......

Posted by: Jo Ann Mueller | 03/20/2010 at 03:59 PM

You really are making great progress and so quickly, too! Way to go and glad to hear all is going so well!

Posted by: Mara Caplan Pierce | 03/20/2010 at 06:08 PM

It was great to see you walking to the car the other day! Keep doing what you're doing!
The Holzls

Posted by: Annie Holzl | 03/25/2010 at 02:17 PM

Joey,
It was so much fun to actually be with you and Amy last night. Wow, do you look great! We had a great time and we LOVED seeing you!!! Hope the pizza, beer, and wings agreed with you. We hope to see you again soon!
Love, Laura, Jason and Jackson

Posted by: Laura | 03/26/2010 at 08:10 AM

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