A nasty fall and comfort food

David has balance issues, resulting in multiple falls since 2019. On January 11, he was carrying something in his hand when he lost his balance and fell, cutting his right knee on the wooden step separating 2 rooms. I called for assistance, and 3 firemen arrived. They saw the gash on David’s knee and rendered first aid. Then, they lifted him up and walked him to his car, after advising him to to seek treatment at the emergency room. Since I don’t drive anymore, David drove himself to Straub ER, where he was given a tetanus shot and X-rayed. The X-rays showed no broken bones or prosthesis. (Remember, he had his knee replaced in 2016.) The physician’s assistant stapled his wound together. (David counted 15 staples.) He also was prescribed an antibiotic to take for 7 days.

We think he is out of the woods, and his wound is healing very well. The staples will be removed at Straub this Wednesday.

Anyway, there was blood on the carpet. I tried to remove it with Resolve, but there still is an ugly stain. We have hired Abby Carpet to replace that section and also give us extra carpet in case of future stains.

After this disaster, what could we do? We wanted comfort food. The best comfort food, in my opinion, is Italian.

So, last Friday, we headed to our favorite Italian restaurant, Palazzo Ristorante Italiano, in Aiea. This restaurant is owned and managed by 2 Vietnamese brothers. Though the chef is Vietnamese, the food seems authentic.

This is Palazzo Ristorante Italiano. (The building was being painted, which explains the cones):

Here we are:

Warm bread and butter:

Caesar’s salad:

Chicken and Eggplant Provencale with Linguine:

Dessert was Tiramisu. (A delicate cake with coffee and mascarpone cheese):

It was all so delicious. This was the ultimate comfort food. After our horrible ordeal, we felt so much better.