Mom, Dave and I passed our "transfer training" with flying colors this afternoon at the Rehab hospital. Kelly showed us how to get Dad in/out of bed and into the wheelchair and from the wheelchair in/out of the car. Dad helped us out as much as he could, and as Kelly said, "Thank goodness for the big guy" (meaning Dave!). Mom and I acted more like spotters (with me inside the car, and Mom outside), Dave put all the muscle into transferring Dad. Dad was in a great mood, and said that after next week, he'd be able to help more ... apparently he has set big goals for himself! After making him work at getting in/out of the car twice, Kelly told me to take Dad for a spin around the parking lot the second time because he deserved a ride. Kelly is GREAT; she has soo much patience with Dad and is very compassionate. She said that there would be no physical therapists working on Christmas Day, so we can pick Dad up as early as we want and then bring him back after dinner, because she will be ready to put him back to work bright and early Friday morning. Dad's "partners in crime" drove up to visit with him today. He said that Charles Lee and
Jack were in his room waiting on him when he got back from breakfast. He said they stayed a few hours and he really enjoyed their visit. A member of St. Peter's Prayer Quilt Ministry also came by this afternoon and brought a beautiful hand-sewn Christmas lap quilt. The bag included a card saying that while they were holding the quilt, they prayed for Dad and hoped he would feel God's nearness and the loving presence of His peace. It made mom and I cry, of course! Before we all headed home, we had dinner with Dad in the hospital dining area. His blood sugar reading was extremely low (68), so the nurse gave him some orange juice while Dave & I ran out and picked up bar-b-que. Dad ate quite a bit of his chopped beef baker and even asked Mom for some of her salad with jalapeno ranch dressing; he has a much better appetite when not eating the hospital's food!
Jack were in his room waiting on him when he got back from breakfast. He said they stayed a few hours and he really enjoyed their visit. A member of St. Peter's Prayer Quilt Ministry also came by this afternoon and brought a beautiful hand-sewn Christmas lap quilt. The bag included a card saying that while they were holding the quilt, they prayed for Dad and hoped he would feel God's nearness and the loving presence of His peace. It made mom and I cry, of course! Before we all headed home, we had dinner with Dad in the hospital dining area. His blood sugar reading was extremely low (68), so the nurse gave him some orange juice while Dave & I ran out and picked up bar-b-que. Dad ate quite a bit of his chopped beef baker and even asked Mom for some of her salad with jalapeno ranch dressing; he has a much better appetite when not eating the hospital's food!
1 comment:
woo hoo 424! i remember when we made the ticker a week ago it said 22!
Post a Comment