So many people have been asking me how my husband, Charlie, is doing, that I thought I should post an update. Charlie had a snowboarding accident on Dec. 22 at Brundage, in which he took a tree branch to the abdomen; he suffered a traumatic abdominal wall hernia with internal injuries, and underwent two surgeries at St. Al’s in Boise. He was in the hospital for 15 days, including 9 days in the ICU. I can’t say enough good things about the trauma surgeon, Dr. Parker Fillmore; he was fabulous, and is the reason Charlie only needed two surgeries, rather than the predicted three.

Charlie was released from the hospital on Friday, Jan. 5^th, and is now recovering at home. He will make a full recovery over the next 6-8 weeks or so, but it’s a long, slow process. I am extremely grateful for all the love, support, well-wishes, prayers and food!  We were also very blessed to have Charlie’s brothers, Jim and Steve, and our son Mark visit to help Charlie out as I returned to work. We’re headed in the right direction now.