Mom's esophageal zenker diverticulum surgery

Yesterday I went to Kaysville to pick up Mom and Ferd. Mom had to go in for surgery, she had an esophageal zenker diverticulum removed. She has know about it for a long time and had herself pretty worked up over the whole procedure. The surgery went well, and of course Mom is a trooper. The doctor came out and said "Wow, she has strong teeth." They had a hard time getting the aluminum tube down her throat because she has such a small jaw and her neck had a hard time bending back because of arthritis. He said she is going to be pretty sore and "Wow, she has strong teeth". He said he was afraid he was going to break her teeth. I told him its a good thing he didn't because Mom would have skinned him alive.

I enjoyed my time visiting with Ferd. He's my last remaining hero, Grandpa Bertoch was my other hero. Ferd is getting old and it breaks my heart to see the effects of age. He's very tender and told me how lucky he was the day he met my Mom. He's so thankful for her and the three daughters he got out of the deal. I reminded him that he won us over when he brought Andy a big Flintstone Coloring Book with the biggest box of crayons available. The 36 count with the sharpener on the back. He became a hero on that June 13th back in 1964! He told me he feels like the lucky one. He then told me stories about his youth. When he was a kid and had a cavity, the dentist would strap the kids down in the chair and start drilling on their teeth. He said they didn't have Novocaine back then. He told me about being a truck driver and other various things.

It's sad we were together because of Mom's surgery, but oh how lucky I am for my parents and their Love! Mom's a trooper and will surely recover quickly, my moments with Ferd were priceless. I've already told my sisters its time for us to start helping them more. They can take care of themselves, but are more reassured with one of us near by. Ferd is going to be 82 in April and Mom will be 78 in December. You know what that makes me, 54 in November.

Life is good, I'm a lucky person.