Kathy is no longer using the lift to move from the bed to the wheelchair. This is now done via a bed to chair transfer. The person helping Kathy with the transfer gives her a decent amount of support in moving directly from the bed to the chair. Kathy is also able to use her core and her arms to move herself back in the chair to the most comfortable position. This was not possible a week ago, as she still required assistance to move back in the chair to a comfortable position.
Now that both the feeding tube and trachea tube are out, all that remains is the catheter. This will likely go away very soon as well. I think this would be a good thing, even if it is an inconvenience. It would get Kathy accustomed to having to go to the bathroom on a regular basis again and reinforce her transferring skills.
Over the weekend there were plenty of visitors to keep Kathy company. Additionally, she did a full day of therapy on Saturday to make up for her missed therapy sessions earlier in the week. I learned that there is a strict therapy documentation rule in order to adhere to insurance guidelines. Insurance mandates that a patient in acute therapy must do three hours of therapy five days a week. Missed therapy sessions must be made up on Saturday or Sunday, but it has to be three total hours in each day of therapy.
Tomorrow will be an exciting day! I have been invited back into therapy to learn how to do a car transfer. Once Kathy and I are proficient at this (hopefully tomorrow) I will be able to take her off campus. This could mean a dinner out, movie, the mall, the park, (Z's birthday party!). I can't wait!!
I will update tomorrow after we have learned this new valuable skill!
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