CF Walk

Today was the CF Walk. This year the walk was at Tempe Town Lake. It was beautiful weather & a great day for the event. Team PCH raised over $2,000 this year!

Team PCH

Meg & Rory...I just love her little shirt!

Patch is doing good. He learned how to walk on Sunday, is in high spirits, & doesn't seem to be in any pain. Tuesday morning, he will get his staples out & get a new splint. The challenge is to keep Patch off those legs!

Patch...king of the house :)

Patch Home from Surgery

Yesterday, Patch had surgery. We were planning to remove the plate from his right leg due to not being able to get rid of the MRSA, but Thursday night Patch tore his left ACL. We knew there was a chance this could happen. I'm sure the extra pressure being put on that leg for so long didn't help matters. The ACL repair went well, but the plate removal didn't go as well as it could have. There was definitely an infection, so it is good the plate is out. However, one of the screws was stuck in the bone & had to stay in. The surgeon isn't too worried though. The real problem is that on the second xray (after the plate was removed) it shows that the bone is not completely healed yet. He will be on antibiotics & has a splint on that leg. We are going to need to be extra careful until it heals. We will go back to the surgeon in 10 days to remove all of the staples & put a new splint on the right leg. In three weeks, we will get an xray of the right leg to monitor the healing and see if the splint can come off. Patch will be on restricted activity for the next 8 weeks so the new ACL repair has time to heal. This will be the real challenge because Patch is an active guy! The vet techs were amazed at how much energy he has for a dog that just had surgery on both of his legs. I pray both legs heal without any complications & the MRSA stays away!

Poor Patch...

Happy Easter!

Cole & I have been home together enjoying a three day weekend. With our schedules being a bit different, having three days off together is a special treat. We haven't done anything too exciting this weekend, just worked on some projects around the house & enjoyed each others company. Today we started the morning at Starbucks & went to church with my family. I look forward to the Easter service each year because we get to be outside, enjoying the beautiful weather. As always, it was a wonderful service. After church, we hosted an Easter lunch. Both families joined us & we had a great afternoon.

Cole & I in front of the tent at church...

Back to work tomorrow. I'm sad to see the long weekend already coming to an end. I better enjoy the rest of my Easter Sunday. Happy Easter!