12/27

Dad is being discharged Friday!!!!!   Although he will likely still be tired and fatigued for several more weeks and has limitations with what he can do, he's able to get around well enough now to go home and manage his care outpatient.  This is great news!   Now, the doctors and therapists told me that their first choice is to have my dad come home with me.  However, my Dad wants to go back to his room at Meme's house and Meme feels strongly about being comfortable with him coming to her house.  I do think that going back to his familiar bedroom and surroundings will be beneficial to him.  Those things will likely facilitate his comfort and encourage his return to daily life.  So the plan is to have him go back home to Meme's and I'll go there a ton every day to help out.  I'll also drive him to his outpatient rehab, which will be twice a week for both speech therapy and physical therapy.  I talked to his healthcare team and they're on board with that plan.  I can't wait for Friday!  I think he'll be MUCH happier being at home versus a hospital/rehab setting.