Full Day at Rehab

David received his PT/OT assessment on Saturday. The OT visited him yesterday and he was able, with help, to get to a sitting position, standing with the walker, taking a couple of steps to the wheelchair. He ate lunch sitting in the wheelchair. He used his hands to wheel himself in the hallway a little ways. He was up for about an hour and a half. Then he slept the rest of the afternoon.

Today he had both PT and OT. They are working on all-around strengthening. He has been given exercises he can do in the bed with his legs. He has yet to do any walking - but that will come with time.

This morning he had his wound VAC dressing changed. Normally this has been torture for him. When we arrived on Friday, the wound nurse here at Blue Ridge put in an extra layer of dressing that she said should help keep the sponge from sticking to the wound. Well, this morning David said this change was less painful than the others. Pray that we will begin to see a closing of this wound and a lessening of pain with each dressing change.

On Saturday I wheeled David down to the dining room to see the very-out-of-tune piano. He played a few notes. The therapist said they would work this as part of his therapy. Of course, David was thinking, "the first job is to get this piano tuned!" LOL

Please pray for David's stay in this facility. The goal is to get him stronger so that we can bring him home. There is no place like home. I am mindful of others in this place with no home and no loved ones to help. Pray for them: "But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless...You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more." Ps 10: 14,17, 18

Pam