We are in the living room with a fire going and all the Christmas lights on, grateful for the peace and comfort we have tonight. Many families are in deep grief tonight from the senseless violence which took place earlier today, and our hearts go out to them.
Leland continues to feel well except for his fingers. Besides the neuropathy, numbness and soreness, he also has an infection in one of his fingers. It was quite swollen and red around the nail which is very loose, and extremely tender. The epsom salt soaks did not help, in fact it hurt worse after soaking. We were considering a trip to the Dr. but decided to try a charcoal poultice. That has helped a lot, but has not completely done the job. We are watching it carefully and will go to the Dr. if it does not continue to heal. He has been wearing the poultice since Tuesday night-freshly done twice a day of course.
We went shopping in the Dalles on Wednesday, and got him a pair of light gloves to wear when doing things around the house to protect his fingernails from getting caught on something and torn loose. They are quite light weight with a good gripping material on the fingers and palms; seems to work pretty well for him.
His energy is fairly good, he made a trip to the dump on Tuesday by himself, and went to town this morning for more bandage supplies. He has been sleeping for longer stretches at night, and is not needing to nap during the day. Today he vacuumed, dusted and did a few other things as well.
We put up the tree earlier this week, and are pretty well finished with decorating. The kids are coming for Christmas so that was an incentive to do more than we might have otherwise.
We just finished watching the Navtivity Story which never fails to touch my heart once again. It is a great depiction of the very human condition Jesus took upon Himself. A gritty and realistic portrayal of life in Nazareth and Bethlehem. What an incredible and wonderful story it is!
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