Kathy scores another great day at Sharp. She took her swallow and eating test today and passed with flying colors. All the nurses and techs were jumping with joy when Kathy returned. She ordered chicken pot pie and pasta for lunch. Dinner she even ordered a Salisbury steak! The doctors will leave the feeding mechanism in her until Kathy shows she can eat the correct amount of daily nutrition. Kathy is so excited to have little things like milk. Her taste buds are very tender from the layoff but it’s just another step in her recovery.
Her daily rehabilitation team has her working hard. Liz today had her walk all around the facility inside and outside. She had her going up and down ramps and even up stairs. Between the 3-4 hours of therapy a day, Kathy is coming along very rapidly. The rumor is on Tuesday, during her patient conference, she will be assigned a discharge date. (I will bet money it's going to be on Friday the 3rd of November!)
Her shunt continues to operate well and she comments every day that things are clearer. She talked for hours with Alyssa tonight but was smart enough not to want to vote her absentee ballot. Except for minor things I would say Kathy’s recovery process is pretty clear.
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