SLICK RICK REPORT

Ricky is concerned that he has been bumped to page 2 as far as the family health is concerned and made a big case for getting a little press time. He proposed that there may be some out there in the vast audience of the Chrome Dome Diaries that may be a little bit interested in what was going on with him. I had to agreee with him, at least to the point that he likes to see his name in print, and so here goes. We successfully got Rick home from the hospital on Christmas Eve Eve after some major surgery and a week in St. Josephs Hospital in Orange. That was quite the challenge staffing two patients in two different hospitals in two different counties. However, "Hendrickson's never say can't" and so everyone stepped up and we pulled it off. Thanks to the Orange Co. clan and Nurse Kim who helped out for a day. He had the rod removed from his back and had an infectious area debrided. He has MRSA and so is now on IV antibiotics for the next 6 weeks and I have gained a new title of IV nurse. Each morning and evening I hang his IV's and montitor them for 2 hours. He is doing really well, I think because of the quality of his IV nurse, and should be full speed in the very near future. I know he's getting better because he's more prone to disagree with me than he was a week ago. All in all, Ricky is real happy to say adious to 2007 and hopes that 2008 is a much better year, and that is a major understatement.