Finally moved to GF Strong!
Dad was finally moved to GF Strong today to start rehab! Yeah! I took the afternoon off wor
k so I could be at the hospital when they packed him up. I was just in time to help dress him and pack up the rest of his things. I brought in a new tshirt for him - "A HUG a day keeps depression away." He also had a visit from Bridgit and he was so happy to see him before she went on her trip back to England. She is wonderful....and can handle dad so what more can I say. She has a great sense of humor and is funny! I am so glad there are people in this world like her that volunteer their own time to help out others. Another one of dad's angels! Today was totally different, at 11 am they dressed him and put him in his chair and we loaded him into a van to GF Strong. Keep in mind he hasn't been off the 14th floor for weeks and hasn't been outside since he was admitted on May 3rd. He then got a van ride about 10 blocks to GF Strong. We went upstairs, they took him to the lunch room and I helped with some papers. He was offered Curry Chicken and he ate more than 1/2 (his first solid lunch!) Then that was it. I pushed him around the building, checked out his room and hung out outside. It was really tiring for him taking to people and it was a bit overwhelming, even for me. He was completely on his own with me in his chair. He doesn't operate it yet so I was pushing him in his power chair all day. At dinner he had fish and broccoli and spaghetti (don't ask) anyway he ate most of his broccoli and fish and that was very good. He doesn't want to drink that much, so he is getting extra fluid through his peg in his stomach for now. We sat down with the Dietian and he choose his menu for the next couple days. Can anyone get Tricle Tart anywhere! Does anyone have a recipe for it - the real English recipe? They are letting him have 2 eggs plus custard a day and there is no concern with cholesterol cuz they are just trying to get him to eat more solids. He doesn't like fruit or juice that much, so it's making it a little tough, but he did very very well today for eating so we are all pleased. After dinner we tried to go into the TV room, but is was too big for him and it was scary so we went back to his room for a bit, I got his things from the car and then we settled down in the day room and I read some more of "Wind in the Willows" to him. He fell asleep and then we decided to get him into bed and I was able to let him sleep. Whoa - what a day! I will need lots of help though, the nurses and rehab nurses are great, but it's better to have family and friends to help him out sometimes. If anyone can help for now with feeding lunch and dinners that would be fantastic. He would love that. It's very independent there, so the more he can do the better, but it's even better to have more people involved.
k so I could be at the hospital when they packed him up. I was just in time to help dress him and pack up the rest of his things. I brought in a new tshirt for him - "A HUG a day keeps depression away." He also had a visit from Bridgit and he was so happy to see him before she went on her trip back to England. She is wonderful....and can handle dad so what more can I say. She has a great sense of humor and is funny! I am so glad there are people in this world like her that volunteer their own time to help out others. Another one of dad's angels! Today was totally different, at 11 am they dressed him and put him in his chair and we loaded him into a van to GF Strong. Keep in mind he hasn't been off the 14th floor for weeks and hasn't been outside since he was admitted on May 3rd. He then got a van ride about 10 blocks to GF Strong. We went upstairs, they took him to the lunch room and I helped with some papers. He was offered Curry Chicken and he ate more than 1/2 (his first solid lunch!) Then that was it. I pushed him around the building, checked out his room and hung out outside. It was really tiring for him taking to people and it was a bit overwhelming, even for me. He was completely on his own with me in his chair. He doesn't operate it yet so I was pushing him in his power chair all day. At dinner he had fish and broccoli and spaghetti (don't ask) anyway he ate most of his broccoli and fish and that was very good. He doesn't want to drink that much, so he is getting extra fluid through his peg in his stomach for now. We sat down with the Dietian and he choose his menu for the next couple days. Can anyone get Tricle Tart anywhere! Does anyone have a recipe for it - the real English recipe? They are letting him have 2 eggs plus custard a day and there is no concern with cholesterol cuz they are just trying to get him to eat more solids. He doesn't like fruit or juice that much, so it's making it a little tough, but he did very very well today for eating so we are all pleased. After dinner we tried to go into the TV room, but is was too big for him and it was scary so we went back to his room for a bit, I got his things from the car and then we settled down in the day room and I read some more of "Wind in the Willows" to him. He fell asleep and then we decided to get him into bed and I was able to let him sleep. Whoa - what a day! I will need lots of help though, the nurses and rehab nurses are great, but it's better to have family and friends to help him out sometimes. If anyone can help for now with feeding lunch and dinners that would be fantastic. He would love that. It's very independent there, so the more he can do the better, but it's even better to have more people involved.
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