Hi all -
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Dad had a good day yesterday, and today was even better. He's making great strides!
Today Dad was cleared to eat some real food - it was mushy, but it was real. And he did well! He was alert and interactive with Mom, BJ and Heather all afternoon, and was great for all the therapists who were working with him today. He even thanked one of the nurses for taking such good care of him, and she could understand all of what he said. He also had all of the electrodes removed from his chest today, and is now wearing one of his own t-shirts. He seems to be more comfortable, and is paying less attention to his feeding tube - and we're hoping he won't need that for much longer!
Tomorrow he may be getting out of bed and sitting in a chair. I'm sure he'll be happy to do that!
Mom and BJ are still working on finding the right facility for him to go to next. They've been talking with lots of places, and we'll probably know early next week where he'll be going. We'd all like to see him get to a rehab facility where he can get into a regular routine and have more time with the various therapists. The folks at the hospital have been great, but we know he'll have to work more, and improve more, at a rehab facility.
Special thanks to my awesome brother BJ, who has been there since this all happened on Halloween. He's been right there every step of the way, and the rest of us are grateful for that. He'll be heading home on Sunday so he can get back to normal life and work. Mom will be on her own on Monday, but I'll be flying back down on Tuesday for the rest of the week. I'll be sure to keep everyone up to date!
Have a great weekend!
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