Brief Update

I realize that it has been over 3 months since my last post and a lot has occured since then. I'll have to resort to bullet points to quickly cover everything and prevent this post from turning into a manifesto.

• My right hip. After meeting with five different orthopedic surgeons in Atlanta, I chose Dr. Roberson to perform the total hip replacement on my right hip. He is the chair of the orthopedics department at Emory and comes highly recommended. I scheduled the surgery for July 7 (unwittingly, on my brothers' birthday), and will spend one or two nights in the hospital before returning to my mom's house to recover for a few weeks.
• My left hip. Since finding out I had avascular necrosis in my right hip and that the head had collapsed, leading to the need for hip replacement surgery, I have learned that my left hip is also affected. After the first diagnosis on my right hip I had them perform a CT scan on my left to check for similar signs of degradation. The scan revealed that most of the left head is affected and, unfortunately, is currently in the process of collapsing, which is a quite a painful affair. Based on the rate of deterioration and pain level, I will likely try and schedule my left hip to be replaced during Christmas break, and hopefully LB will be able to get time off during the recovery period.
• LB's graduation and medical residency. I have to brag on my wife (and I am sure that I will pay dearly for this later). LB graduated summa cum laude from Emory Medical School this past Monday. I, and the rest of our families, are incredibly proud of her! Match Day occurred on March 18 and LB matched at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA in the internal medicine-primary care program. BWH is a Harvard-affiliated hospital and LB's program has a strong focus on developing the future curriculum for residency programs and medical schools and is big on having its former residents 'spread the gospel' to other hospitals.
• My third year of law school. As we are moving to Boston, I will be spending my third year of law school at Harvard Law School as a visiting student (akin to studying abroad). My degree will still come from Emory Law, but I am thrilled to be gaining 1/3 of my legal education from Harvard Law. Classes do not start until the beginning of September, which will give me about 2 months to recover after my hip surgery before attending classes.
• Our place in Boston. LB spent her spring break in Boston with my mom, scouring the local real estate high and low. On the last day, they finally found a suitable apartment that allowed dogs (a HUGE hanging point at most apartments). It is a 2 bedroom unit up a two-story walkup (which will be a challenge immediately before and after my surgery). We are actually living in Brookline, which is a little suburb of Boston. LB's commute is about 15-20 minutes by train and is walking distance in the event of a blizzard, flood, etc. shutting down public transit. Harvard Law is about 40 minutes to Cambridge by bus or train, which is a longer commute than I would have liked, but I think I am making up for literally living across the street from the law school this past year. Our place is in a 3 unit brownstone building in a really neat part of town. There are great restaurants walking distance, as well as a Trader Joes and it has a little dog park across the street for Bailey. Link to map. One of the most exciting features is that it is a straight shot down to Fenway Park; keep that in mind as we will always be open to visitors (seriously)!
• Moving. LB and I are leaving for Boston June 6th and plan on being there when the movers arrive June 8th. Her residency starts June 15. I, unfortunately, must come back to Atlanta as I have a summer internship in the legal department at Piedmont Hospital reviewing and drafting contracts and research agreements. It is a really interesting job and provides transactional experience, which is what I am interested in doing in the long run. After my surgery at the beginning of July, I will spend a few weeks recovering at my mom's house and hopefully be in Boston by the end of July.