News and Views From my kids accomplishments, to my heretical perspective of the world

I saw the surgeon last week, and he continues to be pleased with my progress, as do the physical therapists. I have full range of motion, so physical therapy is now focused on strengthening the shoulder muscles. Full strength will take about a full year, but I should be at 80% by 6 months (from date of surgery).

I can do almost anything I want that doesn’t put strain on the shoulder. No heavy lifting, no falling on that side. The best part is that the surgeon cleared me to shoot baskets, though only from close range. No 3-pointers for a while. So every evening I am out back with a basketball, trying to regain my form.

Still 2 or 3 months before I can play in a real game.

As I posted previously, we got home from Taiwan yesterday. Unfortunately we both picked up colds a few days before we came back, and so the flight, normally boring and tiring, was downright uncomfortable.

For me it’s just a cold, but Gisele got sicker and sicker, until today she went to see the doctor. He was concerned that the bronchitis might be pneumonia, so he arranged for her to get rush xrays. Meanwhile he put her on super-antibiotics that will treat pneumonia or anything else likely taking up residence in her lungs.

Otherwise, the trip to Taiwan was great. I wish I could have stayed longer; maybe next time.

Devon is having the time of his life over there, hobnobbing with movie stars, singers and models. He still doesn’t have a full-time girlfriend, but that may change in the near future; these things are always hard to predict.

Meanwhile, Derek has begun summer classes at ASU. He continues to focus on math with advanced calculus and analysis classes, though he still isn’t sure that’s where he will end up.

We got home this afternoon, about 25 hours after we left our hotel in Taipei.

Tired.

But it was an uneventful trip, and everything seems fine here at home, including Apollo (thanks Donna, Kelley and Alex!).

More on the trip after a day or two of rest.