Friday, May 28, 2010

First Full Day Home

Kathy's first full day home was very busy. The house needed some attention with laundry and putting away some of the items that had accumulated over the past 2 months. We also had multiple stretching sessions and had to return to Kessler at 1:00pm to begin an outpatient therapy. Kathy will again have both OT and PT. She met with both therapists who do their own initial assessment and start her on a newly customized therapy plan. Other than the travel, the outpatient therapy room at Kessler seems to be much more active than the inpatient therapy room. It seems likely that the inpatient therapy had reached a point where it no longer was challenging her to the extent that she needs to be work.

One of the benefits of being home is that there are no longer any restrictions on how Kathy moves around. Now the wheelchair just stays in the doorway and is pretty much only for the times when we leave the house. Inside the house Kathy walks using the walker and sits normally on the couch or at the kitchen table. This new amount of walking and moving around will be great for her strength gains. We will still be monitoring her blood pressure and heart rate as she is still on medications for both.

Kathy's appetite is still very small and getting good food in meaningful amounts is difficult. Kathy's first night home she was able to do her first grocery shopping in 2 months using the PeaPod service. PeaPod allowed us to select all of the groceries that we want online then schedule the delivery - for just six dollars extra! This was great and allowed Kathy to really select what she wants to eat. This should be good for getting appetite back. The weekend is going to be filled with relaxing, yard work and hopefully some walks outside.

3 comments:

  1. I'm so glad you are home in your own cozy nest.
    Enjoy your yard, your grass, your bed, your food, your hubby, your everything.

    Peapod is a great service and the delivery guys are really nice. Definitely a good idea... shopping from home is a nice treat.

    Love,
    Gayle

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  2. Food shopping from home -- gotta love modern conveniences! This will give you some peace of mind. Enjoy your weekend, it's going to be beautiful.

    Karen

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  3. Congratulations on being home. I'm sure it feels wonderful to be back in your own house. Good luck with the continuing therapy.
    Pat Lokerson

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