Univ. of Tenn.

At the clinic

Bella after her extracorporeal shock wave treatment, with velpeau sling

A huge gorgeous holly tree!

Holly is so pretty, never knew it could grow so huge.

The trolls under the bridge

Little river beside our truck. A nice path follows the river, then goes to the University gardens.

In the upper part of that photo you can see the area that is a train switching yard. Pretty noisy at night but we both like the trains.

View of our truck and trailer from the bridge.

We have been at Univ. of Tenn. since Sunday afternoon. Tomorrow is Thursday and hopefully we'll be on the road soon after Bella's checkup with Dr. Darryl Millis. Bella had a procedure called extracorporeal shockwave treatment. It's a relatively non-invasive (does require full anesthesia) procedure that causes inflammation and helps speeds healing to her shoulder. She is now in a sling to help hold her leg and shoulder joint relatively immobile. We are cautiously optimistic for a good outcome for her. Sure would be good to see her on all 4s again.

I have a few photos of our truck and the grounds here. We were (very much!) in the way after we mistakenly parked in the student parking area! We were politely moved "under the bridge." It's a great spot, we are out of everyone's way. I jokingly refer to us as "the trolls under the bridge." Everyone here is incredibly nice, so polite. It's a longish walk to the clinic, but I enjoy that. Speaking of walks, Paul and I walked into town from our parking spot, a trip that took about 45 mins of vigorous walking. Lots of steep hills here. Paul made the trip twice. I have also enjoyed walking the UT gardens and green trail along the river.