The BMuttz Bowl-A-Rama

A rather uneventful week ended with quite a bang. For the most part this past week was pretty quiet. Each day was filled with the regular RN and PT follow up appointments, but much progress was made. B started to feel better by mid week, and believe it or not folks, B was WALKING. Let me say that again, so that everyone can digest what I just typed....B was WALKING. The "pain in the ass" seems to have subsided quite a bit and for the first time B was cruising around the house. I felt like Ed McMahon had come to the door to personally deliver the $5 million Publisher Clearing House check....actually I felt better then that!! For the first time in 4 months I was barking out orders, just like a wife should be.....hey B, get to doing the dishes, or how about you start a load of laundry. And can I say, it felt frickin' amazing!!!

As a matter of fact, I enjoyed my first night out on the town this past Friday, too, leaving B home alone with Kitty and Pooch. Obviously, it only took a couple of glasses/shots/cans/bottles to get my dancing shoes on, but nobody had more fun than the bride-to-be...you know who you are. And thank you to the Wiggin' Out Party for showing me one helluva time. I returned home to find B tucked in tight with no problems to report. The rest of the day was spent helping me recover from the wild bachelorette party. So we rested up Saturday for the big day: The BMuttz Bowlathon.

So where do I start....B and I happen to have some of the best friends in the world...the Kisses! Senor Juancho decided that he wanted to do something to help out Team Mutnick with our new medical expenses. Juancho and Juanita, Big D and Nanc, and D Bone all went to work planning this event. The Bowlathon was a true testament of the love that our family and friends have for B and I. It was so overwhelming that for the first time ever, B didn't have anything to say.....shocking, right?!? He was truly touched beyond words and for the first 15 minutes or so B was just standing there taking in the scene. Picture this, 150 family and friends all wearing Team Mutnick shirts, surrounded by photos of B and I throughout the years, and an entire table of goodies and door prizes....and of course, don't forget the balloons.

We were able to visit with family and friends on the best Mother's Day ever and B got to show off his new walking legs. Everybody was impressed that he was walking, and never thought that he could outdo himself, but B had something else that he needed to show us. After bowling in our league for 10 weeks on 1 leg and crutches, B was ready to finally bowl on 2 working legs. B approached the lane like The Dude, and with his first ball in his first game back, he threw a strike! It was like a scene out of a Disney movie. It was hard not to tear up, and D Bone had him in the tightest bear hug I've ever seen for what seemed like 5 minutes. Everyone knew that B was back!!!!!! It was so wonderful and we wonder how we will ever be able to pay back our family and friends.

We have a busy upcoming week with follow up appointments and hopefully we find out more information on the genetic testing and the course of treatment we will be following. I promise to give updates as soon as it comes in. For now, we're just enjoying B's progress, massaging his sore hip at the end of the day, and trying to finish all these cookies, candies and other goodies we've collected over the past few days and weeks. Thank you to everyone who made a donation, stopped by to say hi, has made us a meal, is sporting the Team Mutnick shirt wherever you might live, or who just came out and showed some support during the bowling event! We are truly thankful and appreciative. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!