Yesterday, Doug had a busy day of therapies and friends who came by to see him in the afternoon. And in the afternoon my sister Kate, daughter Angie and I went to "The Springs" in Idaho City. I had invited Kate to go last year for her birthday and we had not been able to find a time. The stars aligned and we were able to go. It was wonderful to have an afternoon off and be able rest in the warm pools with the beautiful forest all around us. We loved it.
I dd not get home until a little after 10:00 p.m. from the hospital last night. I sat down on the couch to watch the news and fell sound to asleep. It must have been that hot water. I was very relaxed. When I woke, I was too tired to type the blog. And so I missed posting yesterday.
Today was quiet. Doug was able to take a shower today. This is only the second shower he has had in months. He loved it. He did not have any therapies today. That is good and bad. It makes for a long day to stay in bed. I asked if they would let me take Doug for a walk in the wheelchair, but I couldn't because it had not been approved through the physical therapists. So we broke the day up a little. Doug was having a craving for tacos and so I went and found him tacos for lunch. Then in the afternoon our friends Desi, Nancy and John came by. That was delightful. And in the evening I took a trip to Whole Foods and got some things for dinner and we spent the evening watching TV and doing some of Doug's exercies in bed.
Doug has several exercies that he can now do on his own in bed. He is working on stregthening his neck, core and legs. Most of the exercies are isometric. He also has some exercies to continue to stregthen his hands and arms. We did these excercies several times throughout the day.
Doug is anxious to come home. He has the discharge date of March 16 on his white board. He is getting tired of being in the hospital but realizes he still has quite a ways to go to be able to have any independence at home. And so he is working at being as independent as he can and willingly does his exercies.
Let us pray for continued progress.
Holy God, the season of Epiphany is coming to an end. These past days, we have been praying for your light to come into the world. We have prayed that your light would bring healing and we have prayed that Doug would regain movement. We are so grateful for all that Doug has regained. We are so grateful for his return to health. And we are grateful for the courage to continue to work hard to recover. Be with him now and give him patience and sustain this faith and hope in your healing power. In your name we ask it. Amen
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