On June 23, my employer sponsored a Family Fun Night at Minutemaid Stadium, where we were special guests and got to watch the Astros not win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Oh well!) We feasted on catered “ballpark” fare, juicy hamburgers with all the trimmings, succulent hot dogs, cookies, ice cream, fruit salad, veggie quesadillas, beer, wine, and soft drinks. Even though it was pouring down rain that night, we had been looking forward to this night for quite some time. We had a blast despite the weather. (After all, it wasn’t raining inside the stadium!) Here’s a photo I snapped of Robert enjoying a hot dog and engaged in conversation with a mutual friend.

Robert is doing fairly well. He has managed not to have any UTIs since that really bad one he had in mid-April, right after he got home. So far, so good! His appetite is back to normal (eat everything in site!). He’s keeping his blood sugar under control (which helps with no run-away urine output, which in turn helps keep UTIs at bay), and his doctor was surprised that his cholesteral is low!

We are still waiting on the new wheelchair. The Tilite representative from APRIA Home Health Care is coming out next Wednesday to counsel with Robert and measure for the new chair. Suffice to say it will probably cost at least as much as our Honda Accord!