| Tuesday, January 30, 2007 |
| Tuesday & going strong |
Dad wants to get out of bed and go to therapy. He is using his legs when he is in the chair and is very happy when a strong gentleman comes to help him in and out of bed. Meals are well eaten and Kara (the speech therapist) is recommending many different sounds to strengthen his throat muscles. He does them throughout the day.
Today we had Paula & Jeff and Eva & George come to visit and that made dad's day. He seems to like company as it makes him feel special, which we know he is.
As yet, they haven't told us when he will be discharged to the spa (Rehab) but it shouldn't be long. It appears they are waiting until he is through with heparin and then onto the coumadin medication. He asks the nurses a lot of questions and wants answers. He likes to hear the positive things they have to say.
For some reason last night he pulled out his "pic" line where he is hooked up to intravenous medication and why he did that we don't know. The nurse practitioner told him that she once did that when she was in the hospital. She informed him that oftentimes when you are under medication you react differently to things and I believe that relieved him. He told the night nurses that he worked in maintenace and he can do things like that in the dark because he didn't believe they were necessary. He said he worked with many cords and plugs and he knew what to do. He did promise that he wouldn't do it again so I have to believe him.
Charlotte will be leaving on Wednesday and I am sure I can handle dad until Rosemarie arrives on Friday.
Generose |
posted by Generose @ 6:58 PM  |
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