Saturday, August 7, 2010 7:01 PM, MDT
Bill walked yesterday with a walker and some support from the physical therapist. He has been asking for more physical therapy, which is really good and they have been giving him more.
Today, Bill had quite a few visitors. He liked having visitors.
Monday, August 9, 2010 9:12 PM, MDT
Bill is doing so well that he is going to move yet again. He will be moving this sometime this week to a Life Skills Rehab Hospital. It will give him the rehab that he needs and it is closer to home for me.
Bill has been cleared to eat real food! He had lunch and dinner today and will be getting 3 meals a day from now on! He is certainly glad about that.
His mind has cleared considerably, and he is pretty much his old self. It is such a joy to hear him joke with us. He also talked to his doctors and is making some of his own decisions. The big thing for him is his memory. He has huge holes in his memory. But I think most of it will come back as he gets home and is seeing everything again.
For those of you in Colorado there is fundraiser August 13-15.
It is called Face Off Against Meningitis, a hockey tournament and silent auction. For more information faceoffagainstmeningitis.com
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 9:39 PM, MDT
I was asked to post this information.
You can donate to the Face Off Against Meningitis fund two ways.
It is a tax deductible donation.
1. go to faceoffagainstmeningitis.com and click on the donate button or....
2. To donate by check or cash:
- Make your check out to “Sierra’s Race Against Meningitis”
- Mail your check to:
Craig Stinehour
2066 Vineyard Court
Windsor, CO 80550
I will keep you posted on Bill's move tomorrow.
He was doing so well, I was so sure that he would be coming home very soon. It was nice to see him eating and taking care of himself. He was able to get to the bathroom and with minimal assistance take care his toilet by himself. That was the goal to get him home. He had to be able to get to the bathroom by himself and eat enough food. He was so close! He was ready for more rehab, he really wanted to go home.
I remember one Sunday that we spent with Bill at the LTAC. We talked and played card games, Bill actually won. I asked him how to check the oil in my car and he told me. He seemed a little annoyed that I didn't know. (I do know but I was testing him to see what he knew) The speech therapist had Bill read a short article in the newspaper and then tell her what he had just read. He did that and she was impressed. She said that she didn't think he would do as well as he did. His brain was going to be OK.
The hockey tournament brought up lots of questions for Bill. I had to tell him again about the two other men that had died of meningitis. He actually cried and said "why me? I am old and they were so young." (I cried with him as I really had not taken the time to mourn those deaths.) He told me that this was going to change our lives. Little did we know how much.
