It turns out that after all these years Andy is still a trooper. He finally gave me the approval to publish these photos of his recent hospital stay, where he underwent surgery for a hernia. He’s still unable to lift anything, and won’t be doing such exertion for at least three months. I’ve also been told my several other people who have had hernia surgery that the recuperation period is long and sometimes painful. It’s meant some readjustments here at home, but I was due to learn how to unload the dishwasher at some point…
It’s just another reminder of the gradual, and gradually accelerating, not-so-slow roll of age. The advance of years, and the encroachment of health issues, form a double-pronged area of concern, at a time when adulting without health issues is hard enough. At any rate, we will get through it together, and I don’t mind switching up roles of responsibility for a stretch. We’ll see if he minds the way things get done…
