Kathy’s in the hospital on Labor Day, a kind of special weekend for our family because we have two major birthdays (Plus her Fathers) during this holiday. Alyssa turned 17 and Trevor turned 26. Kathy always found this time to be so busy with kids going back to school and the two big birthdays. (Kathy loved to go out and buy the kids to many gifts) She wanted to be such a big part of Alyssa’s senior year because this would be our last child in high school.
Well, we had a wonderful birthday party with Kathy in her room on Sunday. I, Alyssa, Trevor and Jennifer spent the afternoon opening presents in front of Kathy. We had a "no candle" light birthday cake for Trevor because Sunday was his special day. The nurse looked the other way so we could give Kathy some cake and milk. (Not allowed on her chart) The weekend was busy with Alyssa having a big party at our house on Friday, enjoying her main gift, taking 12 friends to the Padres game on Saturday, meeting up with family for Sunday brunch and enjoying a surprise dinner for Trevor at Dave and Busters in San Diego Sunday evening.
Kathy’s overall condition: She is still medically restricted because of her feeding tubes and antibiotic tubes. Her pneumonia is still present but in recession. We hope by the middle of the week, Kathy will get off tube and be allowed to eat. She will be fitted with a portable IV tube for her rehabilitation classes. Overall Kathy looks good and you can tell she is getting a little stronger. She sits in a wickedly cool wheel chair (I want one) during the day and starting next week will start into her full rehabilitation schedule.
Mentally Kathy seems running in the sand. She has her moments during the day but most of the day she is either staring straight ahead or sleeping. For me, this is very frustrating because I want her to get mentally better like her physical side. She can communicate with you through her hands and eye movements but that’s about it. Her voice is still very weak and I have not heard more than a few words out of her mouth. She has been on the mend for about a week now but she has not made any big breakthroughs. When it comes to taking (or using her right side), reasoning, problem solving Kathy has a long way to go to do simple interfacing. I thought it was quite a stretch when people told me that Kathy looked like she was a candidate to spend 5 weeks in rehabilitation. Now I concur with their assessment and only hope that the program staff can get her mind moving quickly. I have a meeting with her team of doctors on Wednesday to review where Kathy is today, what her program will be, what to expect and how long it will take. Maybe I’ll feel better on Wednesday? Off to the Sharp Rehabilitation BBQ ............
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