A William and Pam report

My sister-in-law Pam has been dealing with several very serious health issues for a couple of years now, but thankfully she's been doing better lately, and she and William have been vacationing in one of their favorite spots, Boca Grande on Florida's southwest coast.  In a perfect world, they would probably be in St. Bart's, but William has been afraid to take her so far by plane.  It's reassuring to know that you can hop in your car and be home in a matter of hours.

All three of these pictures are from Boca Grande.  

A week ago, Pam's new slick-bottomed sandals skidded on the terrazzo floor and she fell hard.  After waiting for a while to see if she felt better, she tried to stand up but couldn't, and William knew she needed some medical attention, but he he couldn't get her down the stairs to put her in the car.  He called 911 and explained that it was not an emergency and what the situation was, and they didn't need to use sirens and all. Five minutes later, ambulances and firetrucks roared up with sirens blaring and lights flashing, the whole deal. It must have been a slow night in Boca Grande.

They took her to the nearest hospital, where X-rays showed a fractured ramus, which is part of the pelvic structure.  She spent three nights in the hospital, and they recommended she move to a physical therapy facility for two weeks, but William and Pam decided against that.

When I talked to William this afternoon, he said they were watching a storm roll in across the bay, and he took this picture of it.

William's first inclination was to drive her the six hours back to Valdosta, but that would have been hard on Pam.  She can recuperate just as well in Boca Grande as she can in Valdosta, so while she was still in the hospital, William talked to the realtor, and she moved them into a one floor wheelchair accessible condo.  William has rented a wheelchair and a walker and they are doing fine.  Their dog Tulee is with them, they have a beautiful view, William can go out on the beach and fish (last night he caught a big snook) and they both sound very upbeat about the whole ordeal.

An earlier photo of Pam and William and Tulee in Boca Grande

As Roseanne Rosannadanna used to say, "If it's not one thing, it's another..."