On to REHAB!

So the events in the post yesterday entitled "The Native is Restless" actually happened on Monday, June 29th.

I note this because June 30th was his OFFICIAL MOVING DAY to the Rehab Center! We have to mark this one on the calendar and say a prayer of thanks! Mom gets a call on Tuesday morning from Dad saying that "I am moving today." Mom hustles down to the hospital and by the time she arrives, he doesn't want to go. He says he wants to stay with all the nice nurses. . .

But guess who comes to Mom's rescue - "3 of the tallest and handsomest EMTs that I have ever seen." Where are Anna and Sarah when things like this go on? Mom says they swooped in, surrounded the bed and said, "Mr. Shepherd, you ready to take a little ride?" They even offered Mom a ride. And they packed up and took all of Dad's things with them. Mom just had to take her purse and meet them there. She met them again in the ambulance bay, and they lowered the stretcher, so she could give hugs and kisses.

When she arrived in his new room, they had him all settled, and he was making friends with one of the nurses and 2 of the nurses' aids. Mom settled in with him for a bit, and they even served her snacks and dinner. His room is right across from the Physical Therapy area, so it will be a quick trip. He has had a few rides in a wheelchair - a bit uncomfortable because of the hip - but okay. Mom tucked him in, and he was in good spirits. He had a small adventure with staying in bed just after Mom came home, and Kathi got worried and decided to stay the night with him through his first night. Apparently, he did some moving and some talking, so Kathi must have need a nap.

Mom has discovered that they bring around a snack tray in the mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Dad's favorite so far is jello!

To life at REHAB! It was a big day - a day to celebrate - and now the work begins on all those muscles.

Kris