Scene Revisited

I went to the airport today to make sure of arrangements for our flight tomorrow.  Kenneth, the agent who was helping us three weeks ago was on duty.  It was a very sweet reunion.  He had really been effected by the incident and apparently it has been the talk among the workers since.  He was pretty emotional and so nice, as was everyone.

 This is the exact place Jim collapsed, hitting his head on the conveyor belt.

I was so glad I was able to connect with Kenneth again and reassure him that we were fine.

 I also talked to KLM and thanked them for the flowers they sent and gave candy to the Security People who were so kind to take care of our luggage and deliver it to the apartment.  People were so nice and happy to have some feedback.

Finals

I went to church today in the Frederiksberg Ward, but left Jim home away from the flu and cold bugs. It was a final farewell for some of our dearest friends like Ruth Hammerlund and Tom Pollard who made a special effort to get to church.

 Our temple missionaries came last night for "final" good-bys and thanks to Boyd Mordue and Jorgen Jeppsen for bringing the sacrament today.

Ellen McKnight came from Sweden and Mette, Jesper and Sebastian came tonight.  So we enjoyed a lovely Sabbath saying some final farewells.  However, there are many we expect to see again in Utah, so it isn't really final.....

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

 Jim is feeling a bit better every day.  His shoulder is especially improving.  So with only a couple days left, there were some last-minute errands,

 These were samples of traditional Christmas fare: pebernødders, butter cookies, brunkage and clementiners.  You don't often see samples, so this help-yourself was unique.

 Frederiksberg Mall is all decked out

 and I found a lone nativity set, one of the few designed and sold in Denmark...

Changes to Consider

We discovered this morning that Jim's bed was too soft and too short, so we have made some changes..fortunately the 6 mattresses in the apartment are easy to move around.

Instead of one pill a day, Jim has quite an assortment now,

I went to the Copenhagen Temple for the last time today and did the entire session in Danish and actually understood most of it.  We will miss it, but it is in good hands with the new presidency.

 The snow was last week, but this is such a great picture.

Home!

Ready, set, go....

 Home!  After 16 days in hospitals, Jim is thrilled to be home....

And if all goes as planned we could be in Salt Lake next week! Thanks for your continuing prayers.

Last Procedure!

Jim was able to get the ICD implanted this afternoon and the doctor said he didn't need to see him again for 8 years, when the battery needed to be changed...

The bandage and padding are pretty tight and Jim has had more discomfort this afternoon than anytime in the past two weeks.  Hopefully it will be better when it is off.  He was awake for the whole procedure....

 It didn't help his appetite, this is what he chose for dinner..certainly not going to gain any weight here.

 But this game has been a life-saver to pass the time.

Long Days

Amazing how long days can be when you are just sitting around waiting.  Jim is waiting to make sure there is no infection.  His white count was up a little so they are being very careful.  We know we are on the Lord's timetable......patience is a virtue.

 Pres. and Sis, Olsson, the new temple president and matron, took me out to the hospital today and we had a nice visit.

 My day was brightened by dinner at Knudsens.  Look at this wonderful group of Senior Missionaries serving here in Copenhagen .  There are temple missionaries and presidency,  CES, office, and records preservation.