Give hugs to your family members.

Ron is recovering nicely from pneumonia. We are finishing up his at-home IV antibiotics in 2 days. He has had a return visit to his Infectious Disease doctors in Ann Arbor. Progress is good, and he has tolerated this treatment well. He is already discharged from at home physical therapy, and I am trying to convince him that he should do some out patient therapy.
We did head to the lake on Ron's birthday, Friday, September 4. Have medical supplies; will travel. We were looking forward to family time with my siblings when our family experienced a terrible tragedy on Saturday, September 5. My niece Kara's husband Andy was killed in a car accident near Granger, Indiana. They were planning to leave for their Wall Lake cottage later that morning. My sister, Anne, and brother in law George live at Wall Lake- 10 minutes from our home. Two of their daughters' families have cottages next door to their year around home. Anne and George have made it manageable for us to keep our Michigan home. George takes care of the yard. They kept our kitty Blue when we lived in AA over 9 months. They water my flowers when we are gone, etc. George takes Ron golfing which is no easy task. We spend time at each other's homes. It has been an excruciating 10 days for them with a much-changed future abruptly thrust on them. The visitation and funeral were in South Bend, Indiana last week. With the help of my brother and sister in law, Gary and Vicki, and our son Matt who was able to fly in from Virginia, Ron and I were assisted in our trips to S.B. It was necessary to have a wheelchair for Ron. We loved Andy, too, and are heartbroken for my sister's family. Andy was an amazing husband, father, son in law, uncle, addition to our family, business man, and a personable guy. So much more that I could say here.
The picture below was taken about 8 years ago when Andy and Kara's younger daughter was a baby. Andy is holding her, and Kara is next to him. Their son is now 14 and daughters 11 & 8. Griffiths are pictured here with two of their daughters' (Jody's and Kara's) families--- all living in Indiana. Wendy's family lives in Iowa.