And so, slowly but surely, things got back to normal in Steve and Gary’s lives. After the orthopedic doctor had given his permission for Gary to stop using the sling, a physical therapist the doctor sent him to gave him a series of exercises to do to completely restore motion in his shoulder. With Steve monitoring him as he did them, and Gary grumbling good naturedly—most of the time—that he was quite able to exercise without his husband’s help, he had regained full use of his arm and shoulder within two months.
Before that, though, they celebrated Gary getting rid of the sling by going out to dinner at one of their favorite restaurants.
When they arrived home, afterward, Gary grinned mischievously. “Now that I’m back to having two working arms, I think we should continue our celebration
