Seeing Jerry and Maggie

We drove to Sherman Hospital in Elgin, IL, where Jerry Hochberger is a patient, on Wednesday morning. We had spent the previous night south of the Chicago area in Gilman, IL in a Budget Host Inn (cheap but with a very noisy AC unit), and drove up Rte. 47 west of the Chicago suburbs and thus avoided dealing with crazy Chicago traffic. We found Jerry in room 1020 on the fifth floor, quite a walk for me. He had lost weight since we had last seen him in Sept. 2022, but had the same indomitable spirit. Maggie soon joined us ànd it was great to be together again. It was past lunch time for us so Ellen and Maggie went to the cafeteria and brought back food - a cup of broccoli/cheese soup and a tasty bacon, chicken, cheese melt sandwich for me, and we had lunch and went through all our respective medical and family news - lots to discuss! Time flew by and Jerry needed a nap, so we said our goodbyes. Jerry hopes to be discharged to a rehab unit near their home in Bartlett, where "he can learn to walk again," as he put it, and eventually get home again, but we all know there are no guarantees. Maggie invited us for supper and the overnight at their house, with Becky joining us for supper, so we went to Pasta Mia in Bartlett and brought back a nice assortment of tasty Italian food for a great supper, and we watched "Frasier" on the Cosi TV channel after supper - we hadn't seen "Frasier" for ages!

The four of us at an earlier time!

A "Welcome" mural at Sherman Hospital.

Becky and Maggie at the house.