Great news--we'll be coming home May 15! Today the PT took him to my vehicle, and he helped Timothy in the first time, and then I helped him in by myself a second time. I went to Penneys and bought him a pair of sneakers (he has had no shoes this entire time). We are ready to roll.
Goals are for him to walk 15 feet with a walker by then, and be able to navigate his wheelchair by himself before we leave. Tomorrow they are going to start him on what they call "re-entering the community." He and another patient will be taken to places of their choice here in Lincoln. It can be the Harley Davison shop, Wal Mart, park, etc. They will be expected to navigate curbs, sidewalks, doorways, etc. by themselves with maybe a little help at first. They will also be "cooking" one day a week.
The infection doctor arranged for his IV antibiotics to be given only twice a day for 1 1/2 hours each instead of three times for an hour.
Out-patient therapy will be arranged at Heartland in St. Joseph, Missouri and will begin May 18.
I'll post therapy schedules when I know them because we sure want visitors when we get home. We'll be setting up camp at Timothy's house. Thanks again for all the prayers and caring acts of kindness. We couldn't have come this far without you.
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Such great news! Glad to hear it's all going so smoothly.
ReplyDeleteWow! What wonderful news! Prayers from Texas are still going strong! Hope Tim continues to improve and it won't be long and he'll be back to doing anything he wants. Being able to keep up with Tim's progress through this blog is wonderful. Say hello from the Dick family and our prayers are with the whole family to stay strong!.
ReplyDeleteMike and Neva Dick
That is wonderful news, I knew when I saw Tim last weekend he was progressing fast and it won't be long before coming home. Your still in our thoughts and prays.
ReplyDeleteDale, Amanda and the kids.
That's the news I've been waiting to hear!
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