Well, for those of you following the construction saga. . . it continued last night. I had a front row seat to the crew tearing up the street in front of the Fisher House and putting down new pipes. They were at it until 3 a.m. but, fortunately, they did move up the road a bit before then. They do seem to be efficient and rumor has it they will be done tomorrow. Let's hope so. I had thought about buying a case of beer and bribing them to stop at midnight. I did buy earplugs, so it will probably end tonight or tomorrow. But, they are at it as we speak, but I can no longer see them from my window. Oh well, if I don't laugh about it, I'll cry.
Mark had a better day today than yesterday and so did I. I got a little more sleep so I wasn't as cranky and they did manage his pain better. They also got him up twice. Once this morning for OT and lunch, which he fed himself. Then again this afternoon after PT. We were able to go outside, I brought him to see my new room, and then we played Ohio State/Michigan checkers. I was Michigan, but I won! He won a game of Crazy 8s with the Rec Therapist, who will now be seeing him every day which is great. It will give him something fun to do and keep his mind off his pain we hope. Of course, he did have his primary nurse today and that makes a big difference. She is absolutely wonderful.
The doctor did not know that Mark was not being taken out of bed often enough, so he actually wrote an order so that Mark has to be up twice a day. That means they have to get him up and document it. I think that will help. His second time up, he got sleepy, so we reclined his chair and he took a nap. He was able to stay in the chair for several hours and even fed himself dinner which was such a big step. His legs were more comfortable in the chair as well, and when he finally asked to go back to bed, Jose adjusted the bed so it was "chair like" and he was more comfortable in the casts.
Little steps every day, heading for that giant one!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
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2 comments:
Way to go ,Anne !!! you certainly got them sorted .
Good news all round ,hope Marks routine continues to go well .
Ann, Hopefully the construction is done! I wonder what message God was trying to send you!? I read your journal every morning, and am inspired by your faith and boundless love. It can't be easy any day, and some days must be what I call survival days...where all you can hope for is to make it through. Even in the tough times, I "hear" hope, humor, love and the joy you feel with all of Mark's accomplishments in your writing. We miss you here at home, and send love and prayers to you, Mark, Rich and Peter every day.
Mary Ann and Family
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