Dallas

My sister, Heather, was out of town for a funeral and she fell and broke her ankle in multiple locations. She had emergency surgery the day after she fell to put the external fixator on it (pictured below). Then she had a second surgery a week later. Now she’s wearing a big boot and has to be non-weight bearing on that leg for six weeks.

Since this happened while she was traveling she was stuck in Dallas (where she flew in and out of for the funeral) until she was okay enough to travel again. At first she stayed in the hospital where she had the surgery and then they transferred her to a skilled nursing facility.

Four of us siblings (Matt, Lara, Kristina and I) were able to fly out at different times to keep her company and be there for any appointments she had. 

This was a sunrise from my hotel one of the mornings I was there. I really liked my hotel. 

 

While in Dallas, I ate out almost every meal. One of the places I went to was Empa Mundo World of Empanadas. It was near the facility Heather was staying at and I bought some for H and I. 

I liked the way the place was decorated. So interesting! They had a bunch of $1 bills covering the walls with names and dates of people who had visited. Some of them also had the country or city the people were from on it.

A close up of some of the $1 bills on the wall. 

The restaurant also had flags from many different countries hanging from the ceiling and bills hanging from the flags that represented a person or group of people that visited from that particular country. 

The empanadas were good. The filling was delicious with good flavor but I felt like the pastry part was a little over done (at least to me). But overall I liked the food!

I was in Dallas for five days and I overlapped with my sister Lara for a few hours. Lara got there on Monday late morning and I left Monday evening. 

I am so grateful I was able to take a few days off of work and fly to Dallas to be with Heather. 

Heather was in Dallas about two weeks and was able to fly back to Utah today. She has to be non-weight bearing on that leg for six weeks and has been in pain since her surgery. It will take some adjustment being back at home but I think she's a little relieved to be back home.

I hope she has a smooth recovery. I know this whole process has been hard on her.