Puppy Love

Things are really going great for Daddy lately. He has been improving in all 3 areas of his therapy. In physical therapy he was pushing around a shopping cart with more ease than he was a few days ago and with less help from the therapist. In speech his therapist is noticing much improvement from when he first arrived a week ago. He is able to complete common phrases fairly easily (ie. up and ______, east and _______, left and ______), count to ten, and has gotten more clear on his "yes" and "no". Dr A (Doc over rehab facility) also took Daddy off of his peg tube feedings as long as he continues to eat well. We could not be more proud of all the work that Daddy has been doing and cannot wait to see all of the improvements in the weeks to come.

Aside from therapy, Daddy had a pretty exciting day. He got a visit from his dog, Lexi. This also meant that he got to get out in the sunshine for a little while. Lexi was definitely happy to see him. She sat in his lap and gave him kisses while he got to pet on her. Daddy seemed content to spend about 15 minutes with her and then was ready to go back inside. Lexi on the other hand was devastated to see him go and I had to drag her back to the car. We will arrange another visit between the two of them again soon!

 

Daddy also wet shaved for the first time since the stroke! I took that as a sign that he was also ready for a (much needed) haircut! #2 had a friend come up and give him one and he definitely looks more like himself again. His girls sure think he's handsome!

 

Today was a big day for both of my parents. Today they celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary. I'm sure it wasn't the ideal situation, but I think they both had a pretty good day. We were able to arrange for them to have a private dinner (aside from the nurse sitting in the corner to make sure Daddy didn't choke) and brought in Daddy's first non-hospital food. Mom said he really enjoyed it!

 

Happy Anniversary to my parents, and to many more happy years together. Love you!

 

 

 

 

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