Nancy started rehab this morning. When I arrived at about 8:45 the occupational therapist had already been in her room and had her sitting up on the side of the bed. She was back in bed when I got there and already a little tired.
We went to physical therapy at about 9:00. They started her on some exercises to strengthen her left leg. They were all very nice and understanding. After about 45 minutes in PT she went to Occupational Therapy. There they asked her a lot of questions and let her wash her hair with a waterless shampoo. Then they got her out of the wheelchair using a board she slides across. After resting for about 10 minutes they got her back in the wheelchair using the board. Each time she got a little better at it and was able to help them more.
They took her back to her room at about 11:30 and she stayed in the chair until at least 12:30 while they set up the dialysis machine. She was on dialysis the rest of the afternoon. I came back here to continue the work here at the house to get ready for her. Any time she spends here will be temporary.
She has agreed to move to Virginia. She is going to retire and get a much earned and deserved rest. Mark and I are looking forward to establishing a home with her. She will have followup visits with doctors once she is released so we will probably stay here until those are finished. That will give us time to go through some of her stuff and for her to decide what she wants to take. Obviously this will be a big project and take some time. I've already started getting rid of things I know she just didn't have the time or energy to clean out.
Please continue to pray for her, as her kidneys are still not working. Thanks for all of your prayers and support through this difficult time.
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