Jenny's Mom

*UPDATE JULY 13, 9:00 PM*
Viola has gone for another epidural injection today. She is moving around with minimal help and has hardly any pain. We are optomistic about her recovery and it appears that she will be back to normal soon.

*UPDATE July 2, 5:00 pm*

Well, Grandma is home. Not quite ready for the high-hurdles, but seems to be ambling along nicely. I was out all afternoon, but Mason (being the very good grand daughter that she is) went over to stay with Grandma while Grandpa went to the Osco to fill some prescriptions. Seems we're back to normal, whatever that is.

*UPDATE July 1, 9:00 pm*

Viola is making great progress. The epidural injections appear to be working and she managed to walk without pain today. If everything looks good, she'll be coming home tomorrow. I'm sure that Bob is happy about this.

*UPDATE June 27, 9:00 pm*

Mason and I just returned from a nice visit with Grandma. She was in good spirits (which is an accomplishment in itself considering all the poking and prodding) and appears to have the pain under control. She is scheduled for more tests tomorrow. The path that the doctors appear to be taking is to administer epidural steroid injections to cure the pain - the success rate for this procedure is about 75%, but Viola will probably have an asterisk next to her name in the record books now ;-)

Viola was admitted to the LaGrange Memorial Hospital yesterday for severe pain in her back and legs. The pain started on Friday and after a couple of visits with the orthopedist, without a solid diagnosis, she was admitted for further tests and appropriate pain management.

I'm sure that she and Bob would appreciate your thoughts and well-wishes. Email me if you want more information. We'll keep you posted.

Max and Mason

We love you grandma!