on the mend

For someone who just had her brain tinkered with, Johanna is remarkably chipper. Here's a shot of our favorite tumor brewer relaxing this morning.

Her vision and balance are still a little wonky from surgery/swelling, but should normalize in time. Johanna's walking is ahead of schedule, and her Physical Therapist was quite impressed with her progress. Side note: the PT was a Luther College alumni, just like Johanna, Marney & myself. Side side note: The Luther connection may sound like an amazing coincidence, but you could go to any town in Minnesota, toss a slice of Mabe's pizza into a crowd, and hit a Luther alum.

Moving on, Johanna has stitches instead of staples this time. Evidently, staples can't be used the third time around. It has something to do with too much accumulated scar tissue. We don't have a photo of the chewy center of Johanna's mellon, but here's the crunchy outside. Enjoy!