Keeping Busy!

Bill has been keeping Jamie busy! She has been staying up at the hospital with him and enjoying the time they are spending together. She has been helping him eat, bathe, get comfortable in bed, and do his PT exercises. She is just so grateful to have him back and hear his voice, that all the work is worth it. Bill agrees!

They are still drawing his blood every 8 hours to check his blood levels and making sure his blood stays thin enough not to create another clot. The Docs say his blood should remain 2-3 times thinner than the average persons blood. Everything has looked good so far and Bill seems to be headed in the right direction.

He had Occupational Therapy today and he worked his arm movement a lot. The therapist was happy with his work and said that he had good shoulder strength, which was encouraging. The main focus for recovery will be coordination of the arm and hand. So, please pray for those two things.

He also had Physical Therapy and concentrated on walking. He walked about 40-50 yards using a walker. The PT said that he would have to retrain his brain to get the balance and coordination back.

He was wiped after all that work! He was in A LOT of pain around bedtime and his back is beginning to give him pain again (remember he was suffering from a back injury before the stroke).

The plan is to discharge him to an inpatient rehab facility on Monday, yay! ( This is all dependent on his blood levels of course, but right now this is the plan. ) It is a brand new facility that is a little closer to their home. Jamie will be able to stay there with him, and then leave for work in the mornings. She is going to be one tired girl, but of course it is worth it just to have her man here with her. It looks as if he will be there 10-20 days, depending on his progress. Then, they will decide on home health once he is released from the in-patient.

Everyone seems pleased with his progress, and so are we. Thank you for praying!