Just a little update on the last couple of days in rehab. I am gateful to be there but it is definitely a change. In theICU I became very used to nurses around all the time, watching Larry closely, and being there constantly to help him. I also became used to watching a monitor of vital signs (they don´t have them in rehab) to make sure that everything was stable...it became my television!! Larry´s room was also right across from the main desk and just knowing professionals were right there was very comforting to me. You try not to become too attached through the weeks but you just can´t help it. As excited as I was to be moving on, I have to admit that I cried when we left. I will never forget their care and friendship.
Rehab is different in that their focus is on recovery (and getting ready to go home) and when a patient arrives there, he/she needs to be able to work on that recovery in a more constant way. Larry tries so hard and is working to regain physical strength and cognitive ability. There are four different parts of rehab therapy that are worked on each day and each one has a session twice a day. Larry will be busy as he becomes stronger and can do more. Being in rehab is a lot of WORK. Larry is moving into it a bit slowly because yesterday he was quite ill and showing signs of a possible bleed internally. The doctors performed an endoscopy and found an ulcer which they caterized. His blood count has gone down a bit so we understand why he is weak. They will need to do another endoscopy in a few days as well as a re-insertion of his feeding tube that came out during the endoscopy. We hope that these things will not interfere very much with his rehab and that he will be able to continue to work hard and do the best he can, as he always has. He´s a rock!
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