Happy Birthday

I received a call today from Kathy's sister approx. mid morning. It was a bit of an odd time for Coleen to call, but I knew she was with Kathy so I immediately picked it up. I am always a bit worried when I first pick up, but Coleen let me know that Kathy was moving to a new room further down the hall - 2032, outside of the ventilator wing. A new patient had been admitted and they were moving in on a ventilator and needed Kathy's old room. Kathy and her roommate get along very well so they both moved together to the new room. This move proved to be the beginning of a wonderful day!

Later that morning I received another call from Coleen. This time was the best news yet, Kathy had walked (using a walker) under her own power, a total of about 20 feet!! The 20 feet was over three separate tries. When therapy was over, I got another phone call from Kathy to tell me "I am walking". I was totally blown away and excited for her. Walking is probably the best present Kathy could get today.

Since it is Kathy's 39th birthday we had a small family birthday party with cake and ice cream. By 7:30 Kathy was exhausted and ready for a shower and bed. All in all an awesome day.

Happy Birthday Kath, you are the best partner I could ever ask for and I can't wait for you to come home. I love you.