Thursday June 10, 2010

Good Morning,


Once again I apologize for no blog yesterday but we did have an amazing day! The kidney doctor came to give us a great report on his kidneys so that means no dialysis anymore! Then the doctor from the 12th came and did an evaluation on Hank and of course he passed as far as being able to start rehab. So off we went! Mostly the afternoon was filled with meeting the team of nurses and therapists but they did get him to the exercise room and had him walk up stairs about 3 times. He still gets tired quite easily but that is one thing they will be helping him with is managing his time so he in turn is managing his energy. I think I need some help with that as well!

So here we are on Friday and it's been a busy one as well. They actually didn't come in to draw blood until 5:00 a.m. and then at about 8:15 in came the nurses to get the day started. You know how it goes in hospitals...they bring in your hot breakfast and then want to do vitals, give meds and in the meantime everything gets cold! Oh well, nothing really tastes that great to Hank right now anyway, he has this salty taste in his mouth and even water tastes like salt. The kidney doc again gave Hank thumbs up as far as his kidneys go and he says his taste buds are starting to come alive and eventually the salty taste will go away.

So here is somewhat his days will be like until we come home which by the way we are hoping by next weekend, what a great Fathers Day gift that would be! So at 9 ADL (activities daily living, like learning how to pull a tee over his head with his broken scapula & ribs). Then around 9:30 will be massage therapy. Hasn't had that yet just discussing limitations. 11:00 OT, occupational therapy entails showering, using his blackberry with two casts that sort of thing. Then around 2 he'll have physical therapy to get his strength and balance back. At around 4:30 come speech therapy to test his swallowing skills and little exercises to strengthen his vocals. So all in all it sounds pretty easy but watching him afterwards he is exhausted! He's been awake today for most of the day so that will hopefully help him sleep longer tonight! That and I learned how to give him a shower and change out the pads in his neck brace. I couldn't imagine not having a real shower in 3 weeks. He's fresh as a daisy now though!

It's been so good for Papa (and Nana) to have little Delton and Alivia here these last few days. They bring such joy not only to us but everyone around us. Angie has been such a great help to helping Dad get rid of over 200 emails on his phone and Emily...what would we do without Emily. She is so wonderful for Delton and Angie and keeps us all organized and going when we need her. Thank you Emily! Papa got to hold little Alivia quite a bit, she's either wide awake just listening to him and checking him out or snuggled into one of his pillows. What a little angel. At first I think little Delton was a little aprehensive around Papa because he wasn't up and walking around but he warmed up and tonight he was driving his trucks and cars around on his bed and over his legs, he especially enjoyed hiding in the and as he said, "Stinking it up in there!". Tomorrow Daddy Delton will come spend the day with us along with our friend Kirk, he's also our accountant so I hope he tells us we won the lottery because I think by the time we leave here I'm going to have myself a million dollar man? No, just kidding, or am I?

So I will sign off now and get myself settled in to sleep on my little couch. It's a good thing I"m not any longer than 5'1"! It's not bad and I'm not complaining! I have my husband with me and that's all I can ask for!

We continue to thank you all and send our love and prayers! Can't wait to see you all back in Washington again soon!