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Monday, April 20, 2015

He Is Using a Cane Now

Dad has progressed to a cane in his recovery from his left hip replacement surgery. He had been using a walker before Saturday. That is a wonderful development. The temperature got to around eighty degrees on Saturday. After the winter we had, that feels incredibly nice. Now temperatures look to be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 19, 2015

He Felt Taken for Granted

Dad felt that Josh Gabber was taking him for granted. That feeling started in Fall 2007. Josh used to work a lot of hours for Dad. When I was in middle school and high school in the late 90s, early 2000s, there were times he was working six days a week. Early in college, he was working Wednesday... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 18, 2015

He's Back...Yes, That He

Dad got out of the hospital on Tuesday, eight days after having his left hip replaced. He, Mom, Ann and I were all very happy with that development. Right now, Dad is improving rapidly by the day and doing well, so well that he has been coming to work since Thursday. Obviously, he is not in shape to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

So Much Pressure

What also contributed to Dad and Josh Gabber's friendship beginning to deteriorate around Fall 2007 was that Josh was growing more irritable. The reason for Josh's irritability, I believe, stemmed from Dad's expansion. October 2007 was when he bought Location D and reopened the business in January... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 13, 2015

Dad Getting Better and Better

A week after having his left hip replaced, Dad finds himself getting better and better each day. Just a few days ago, what looked to be a Friday, April 17th release from the hospital has now changed to Dad possibly being released as soon as tomorrow. Hopefully, tomorrow is the big day. I would like... Sign in to see full entry.

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