Hey, gang.  As most of you know INDISCRETIONS was supposed to start shooting in exactly one week.  That is no longer going to happen.

INDISCRETIONS will be shot.  And all hopes are still high that the talented cast and small crew will remain the same (so far they have been very supportive).  I also still plan on having it done before the end of the year to complete my two features in one  year (even though technically I'm still waiting for music on SAVAGED.)

Now, as to why the shoot has been postponed.  Some of you who know me, Jason, the director, off of MySpace know that this shoot was getting hectic because my wife had to have knee surgery.  It was fully expected that she would be mostly recoverd, maybe limping, but able to get around, by the time shooting started.  Her surgery went fine.  No complications...for the first few days.  I worked to get things ready for the shoot and she supported me mentally, alhtough not as much physically as she would have had she not had the surgery.  You never realize just how much you depend on someone until they are unable to help you.

Three days after the surgery her calf began to hurt.  She had just seen the doctor and wrote it off to the manipulation of her leg for the exam.  She was scheduled to start physical therapy in two days.  The next day the pain was worse, but we decided to let the Physical Therapist look at it.  My wife suspected a clot.   The PT felt no heat in the calf and thought she was probably fine, but suggested we see our doctor "just in case".

Next day we saw her surgeon.  He felt the calf.  No heat (your temp goes up around clots), but decided to have an Ultrasound done, "just in case".  Being the professional I trust he is, he sent us straight to hospital for the test.  If it was nothing PT would continue tomorrow, and it "probably was nothing", but since a clot was a possibility, and potentially life threatening, he didn't want to wait to find out.

We went to the hospital, they checked her leg, called her doctor and we overheard the conversation where the tech identified several DVT's.  Not the best way to find out.  Her surgeon moved her to another hospital where she spent the next two nights (and I spent as much of them as the night nurse would let me, but they did keep throwing me out overnight.)

Fortunately the hospital is 2 miles from the house, so while her family visited or she had a meal I would go home to tend to the mutts. 

She wanted out of the hospital and today we found out they were keeping her there for two reasons.  One, she needs a shot in her belly every 12 hours.  Two, she needs to stay immobile as much as possible.  The fact that she's on crutches from her knee surgery is a concern too since the blood thinners make every injury a little worse.  Well, the first one she's pretty sure she can do herself.  The injections are expensive, but our insurance covers the home kit and my wife knows a little bit about medical stuff.  The second means she needs someone around most of the time to take care of her and help her get around.  That's me.  I've got a wheelchair we bought second hand to do dolly shots.  She's getting around in that when necessary (everyone needs to get to the bathroom sometimes.)  Her mom can be here part of the time, but making time for the whole shoot in one week with the 16 hour days an hour from the house wasn't going to work.  Not to mention my concentration.

So, gang, INDISCRETIONS is regrouping and hopefully I'll have news by next week about when we WILL go into production.  Meanwhile, keep a good thought for my wife.  She's not out of the woods yet...and has to eat my cooking 5 days a week (her mom is visiting on weekends).

That's all for now.