Dad's really good therapist was in today and had him walk down to the waiting area. Then on the way back she had him stop and find his name and room number on the board and tell her which way he needed to turn to get back to his room. He was able to do this. The therapist said that Dad is stronger every time she sees him.
The GI doctor was in and everything is checking out okay as far as they can tell without doing anything invasive.
The neurologist was in and is pleased with his progress. She said that there are still groups of words that are eluding him, but she feels that over time it will come back to him.
The infectious disease doctor was in and said that everything is checking out okay. He just has to finish out the two antibiotics that he is on.
The dietitian is to come in tomorrow to decide what needs to be done in order to put Dad on nocturnal feeds through the feeding tube. This is where he will be fed through the feeding tube for 12 hours overnight. Hopefully, this will help in getting him to eat more food during the day. And it will also help him to be able to do more therapy/rehab unhindered by a pole, etc.
The internal medicine doctor was in and he is pulling Dad off the heparin. He will start the lovenox and coumadin this evening.
As long as there are no setbacks over the next two days, they plan to transfer him back to Grand Junction, CO on Friday for in-house rehabilitation. Lyndi and Mom will be driving him there. It is a 4 or 5 hour drive. Please pray for all of them.
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My hubz and I have been thinking about all of you. I'm glad you post the updates so we know what's going on.
I know it's been a long couple of weeks so I hope the good news keeps flowing in and the trip on Friday is a smooth one.
Our family will have special prayer for your mom, dad & Lyndi as the go to Grand Junction Friday. Am SO thrilled to hear the good news. Praise God. It ahs been a l o n g 7 weeks for your family. Barb Sannes; Salem, Ohio
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