Since leaving Vancouver, WA to get Boots to a surgeon in Reno, NV it has been hectic. Boots’ bleeding hemorrhoids needed immediate attention hence the rush to Reno, NV. The healing period was a rough 1st week, easier 2nd week and better 3rd week. By the 4th and 5th week, the overall pain and agony was minimal. We were with Boots’ son and family enjoying the kids each day as she healed.
Bodhi is almost 6 and such a little guy. He’s active and has a lot of energy. His 1 ½ year old sister (Tara) adores him and copies his every move. She is very verbal and physically almost as active as Bodhi. Tara is a water drinker and not interested in much else. That’s good news but to show how much she copies Bodhi – He was having some rice milk. Even though we know from prior experience she doesn’t like it, Tara says she wants some. So, Ruthi fixes her a glass with barely a sip in the bottom. Tara up ends the glass and is satisfied that she has kept up with Bodhi. She does not ask for more.
We are in Reno stocking up on goods/services and final doctor appointments, before we head back to the central coast of California on our way back South for the winter. We get a call from Boots’ son – John. His wife, Melody, has had a run in with one of the horses boarded with her gelding. Though it’s sketchy on the how’s, the horse spooked (as they are want to do) and essentially ran her over. Melody ended up with 5 breaks in her tibia and fibula just below the left knee. John was transporting her to the hospital in Truckee, CA for surgery. The kids and dog (Sunny) were with Melody’s parents , at their home in Oroville, CA - about an hour north of Sacramento. Fortunately they had been passing through Quincy that day on their way home from Reno.
We drove over to Truckee to sit with them while they awaited surgery. Truckee, near Tahoe, is a skiing resort area and have very good orthopedic surgeons. The doctors/surgeons go over to Quincy (about 60 miles) on a weekly basis. So, once surgery was completed she would be able to see the doctor in Quincy (their hometown). That part all worked out pretty well. We talked with them about how we would adjust our current plans and help, at least for a while, as Melody healed.
