Craig got to have collarbone surgery two days before Christmas. He now has 11 pieces of titanium in his shoulder. That brings his total metal count to 20 when you include his hand. He is sad that he still does not set off any metal detectors. He did give us quite the scare during his surgery. It took the nurses a while to wake him up. Once awake he was just fine though. I did yell at him at one point and that helped to speed the process along. Do not do that to your wife two days before Christmas!!!
Other than recovering from the surgery things have been going well
for Craig. He has made great progress since the accident. He still gets tired easily but it is not nearly as bad. His collarbone never did heal and that is why we had it fixed. If you didn't know he was in an accident you would never guess.
Craig is still working for SkyWest. He is teaching new hire and upgrade classes for them. They have him scheduled teaching through the end of the year. He cannot even apply to fly until 2 years and 1 day after the accident. That is when he can apply again, not when he gets to fly again. He is enjoying teaching but he really does miss flying.
The kids and I are enjoying having Craig around more. He hasn't been home this much in 6 years. For all the other pilot wives out there - it does take some getting used to! It is nice though and we are excited to have this time with him.
He has already signed up for his first post-accident triathlon this summer. I think he is crazy. But he loves them!
