Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:31:26 +0000
From: lbarker547@comcast.net
To: kris_mengarelli@msn.com
Subject: Dan
Hi Kris,
Overall, it has been a good day. We saw the doctor this morning and he seemed to be pleased with Danny's progress. The decision has been made that when he leaves here, he will go to Mountain Valley Rehab in Prescott Valley. The question now is as to when. He has a "baby sitter" with him at all times to make sure that he doesn't pull out any of the tubes or try to get out of bed on his own - or do anything else that he shouldn't. He has been writing some things on paper, some of which we can read and a lot that we can't. They are planning on an x-ray of his neck to see if things in that area are such that the neck brace can be removed. That hasn't happened as of yet today.
The speech theraphist spent some time with him today and I think was surprised at how well he did. It is my personal opinion that Dan is going to surprise them all and be out of rehab and back to doing what he loves a great deal sooner than anybody thinks possible! :)
The best for last - they got him up this morning and took him for a walk down a bit past the nurses station. The nurse and PT people kept trying to get him to spread his legs a bit so he would be a bit steadier. The nurse told him to walk like a cowboy - without any hesitation, he bowed his legs and walked like a cowboy! I don't think that was quite what John, the nurse, had in mind but it gave all concerned a big laugh!
Have a safe trip home.
Linda
Overall, it has been a good day. We saw the doctor this morning and he seemed to be pleased with Danny's progress. The decision has been made that when he leaves here, he will go to Mountain Valley Rehab in Prescott Valley. The question now is as to when. He has a "baby sitter" with him at all times to make sure that he doesn't pull out any of the tubes or try to get out of bed on his own - or do anything else that he shouldn't. He has been writing some things on paper, some of which we can read and a lot that we can't. They are planning on an x-ray of his neck to see if things in that area are such that the neck brace can be removed. That hasn't happened as of yet today.
The speech theraphist spent some time with him today and I think was surprised at how well he did. It is my personal opinion that Dan is going to surprise them all and be out of rehab and back to doing what he loves a great deal sooner than anybody thinks possible! :)
The best for last - they got him up this morning and took him for a walk down a bit past the nurses station. The nurse and PT people kept trying to get him to spread his legs a bit so he would be a bit steadier. The nurse told him to walk like a cowboy - without any hesitation, he bowed his legs and walked like a cowboy! I don't think that was quite what John, the nurse, had in mind but it gave all concerned a big laugh!
Have a safe trip home.
Linda
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