The Imp is off her crutches. The doctor gave her the go-ahead to leave her crutches at home as she heads off to France and Spain with a church group to World Youth Day. The doctor asked her to walk on her foot. She nearly fell over. So he sent us to physical therapy. The guy there was awesome. She spent an hour and a half at PT learning to walk. Her ankle is what is giving her the most discomfort. All the tendons/muscles are so tight. She also got this super neat device that sends electrical impulses to her foot to help the pain. There are 4 electrodes that she tapes to her foot and then turns on a little machine (the size of an ipod). She says it really helps. She goes back for another session today. She'll have her boot on her foot to provide support and protection while in Europe. She's just so happy to be able to carry things. She's been packing the last few days and just getting things from one stack to another was a chore. She slept without the boot, too. So all looks good.
We have a send off Mass tonight. The bishop will be there to celebrate it. Then a potluck dinner and then home to bed to be at the airport at 5:30 am. Fortunately, we live very close to the airport. Now I just have to be able to send my two girls off to a foreign country. It's hard letting go. And I know they're in good hands, and I know they are basically level-headed and tend to make really good decisions. I don't know if I could let them go if that weren't all true. But, I'll be awfully glad when I go to the airport on August 22 and pick them up.
Have tons to do today. But Hubby's off so all is good.
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