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beansideAnd it's Monday again. Ugh. The alarm was particularly egregious this morning. Part of it is that I'm especially achy today after dealing with getting Dad home and ready to go. Part of it is that I hadn't been sleeping especially well leading up to the great dad migration, so I have some sleep to catch up on.
Yesterday was exhausting, mentally and emotionally and a little bit physically.
We got to the rehab at 10:15am, figuring we'd need at least an hour to get him ready. Instead, we were ready by 10:40, and had over half an hour to wait for our transport. We were both concerned, since he seemed to be having some trouble staying upright when he sat on the edge of the bed, and the aide used the hydraulic lift to get him up and in the wheelchair.
The transport dude, bless him, showed up a few minutes early, and we were on our way. He was super nice, and even brought dad inside. Hurdle one down! We brought out the sit/stand assist and with very little help, he stood up from the chair. Hurdle two! He wanted to sit in his recliner, but apparently, that hurt his butt, so after a little while, he asked to go to bed. We got him tucked in, and there he stayed. I honestly don't know if he's going to want to get up today. We'll see.
Today, I'm a little achy from some pushing and tugging, but not horrible. If this is as good as it gets, it's doable. I'm hoping he'll benefit from PT, but we'll see how that goes.
What's really struck me in the lead up was how kind people have been. We kind of got thrown into a bad situation with a really short turn around time, but the durable medical people, and the junk people and the transport company have all been so fucking nice, and willing to work us on the schedule to help get everything done in time. It's been nice.
We're waiting for a folding chair to arrive so we can sit in his room with him, so he's not alone 90% of the time. I can take my Kindle in and read with him. I don't know that it'll be that comfy, but it'll be something. There's not room for a non-folding chair. I think, deep down, we all expect that he's going to be in that bed most of the time.
Okay, time for me to get ready for work. Everyone have the best Monday!!
Yesterday was exhausting, mentally and emotionally and a little bit physically.
We got to the rehab at 10:15am, figuring we'd need at least an hour to get him ready. Instead, we were ready by 10:40, and had over half an hour to wait for our transport. We were both concerned, since he seemed to be having some trouble staying upright when he sat on the edge of the bed, and the aide used the hydraulic lift to get him up and in the wheelchair.
The transport dude, bless him, showed up a few minutes early, and we were on our way. He was super nice, and even brought dad inside. Hurdle one down! We brought out the sit/stand assist and with very little help, he stood up from the chair. Hurdle two! He wanted to sit in his recliner, but apparently, that hurt his butt, so after a little while, he asked to go to bed. We got him tucked in, and there he stayed. I honestly don't know if he's going to want to get up today. We'll see.
Today, I'm a little achy from some pushing and tugging, but not horrible. If this is as good as it gets, it's doable. I'm hoping he'll benefit from PT, but we'll see how that goes.
What's really struck me in the lead up was how kind people have been. We kind of got thrown into a bad situation with a really short turn around time, but the durable medical people, and the junk people and the transport company have all been so fucking nice, and willing to work us on the schedule to help get everything done in time. It's been nice.
We're waiting for a folding chair to arrive so we can sit in his room with him, so he's not alone 90% of the time. I can take my Kindle in and read with him. I don't know that it'll be that comfy, but it'll be something. There's not room for a non-folding chair. I think, deep down, we all expect that he's going to be in that bed most of the time.
Okay, time for me to get ready for work. Everyone have the best Monday!!
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Date: 2023-05-15 06:30 pm (UTC)hoping the readjustment to his being home goes smoothly