Dad's had another couple of good days, which is definitely what we like to see!
Yesterday Dad had some visitors from home. Vin and Tara were on vacation in FL and made a special trip down to see him. Tara got the first official hug since this all happened, and it sounds like it was a pretty good one! Special thanks for making a trip to see the big guy!
He's been very active the last few days, with both arms, and this morning he did really well on his swallow test. Today he was cooperative and was able to eat a whole serving of apple sauce and the staff member who was helping him was very pleased with how he was doing. They'll be back tomorrow morning to work on it again.
When he's awake and alert, he understands what BJ and Mom say, and they've been reiterating to him that he needs to stop pulling at the various tubes and sensors that he still has connected to him. But, when he kind of zones out he is still picking at things and setting off all the alarms in his room.
Mom and BJ have continued to look at rehab/skilled nursing facilities today so they would have a good idea of what might be the best place for Dad. They have a definite favorite, but right now we're all hoping the hospital gives him a little more time there. He really needs to be alert and awake more of the time so he'll stop trying to remove his tubes. It's definitely a problem, and we're concerned that if they release him to a different facility he'll be back to the hospital right away because he pulled out something he shouldn't have.
Sorry this update seems a little disjointed - it's tough to sort out and summarize all that's going on, especially when it's time for bed! BJ or Kate - if you're reading this and I missed something, feel free to edit away....
We'll continue to update as we know more. Thanks again for all the love and support!
Glad to hear Brad is doing better. I check the blog every day.....please, if you think of it, tell him the boys from Specialty were asking for him.
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