Ok, Charles is doing great! He is so excited about being given a date that he will be sent home. It was such a moral booster for him!
He said he even “slept in” this morning. One of his chief complaints since the second sedation in ICU has been his inability to get any sleep. Apparently, after 0500 vitals, he went back to sleep until breakfast was delivered at about 0730.
There are some modifications I need to do to the house so will be arranging for those to get done by Friday.
He will have a month of out patient rehab twice a week. He had a choice of Health South or Conroe Regional, he chose Health South. We seem to remember Mom saying that she was pleased with them as that is where she rehab’d after both knee replacements.
He will need a wheelchair for when we go out, and a walker for around the house (and out) and a shower chair. Since we live in a manufactured house and the tub is not a standard size, I am taking measurements and seeing if the shower chair they want to sell him will work of if I need to customize one. I have Dennis’ old wheelchair so that is money saved, even though the insurance would pay for one, why spend the money? And my Dad is loaning Charles is walker so that is something else we don’t have to buy! I just need to go buy a new shower head for him so that he can sit and get his showers.
They are also discontinuing the dialysis completely! So long and the drugs keep helping him keep the fluids off, he will be good!
Now, as I mentioned in my last post, I think I have a job. It is with Pop-a-Lock here in The Woodlands/Conroe area. I friend of mine is a supervisor there and they were looking to replace one of their car door unlock techs .. so he asked me if I wanted it .. I interviewed with the owner today and I think I have the job.
Of the 90 minutes I was in the office, the first 10 was about the job, then 5 about going to training, and the rest was just BS! Boy can he talk your ear off!
I will be strictly commission and respond to calls from where ever I am at. I just have to be within a certain area during my “on call” times. Not too bad I guess. I know my friend has been kept busy so I should be ok with it.
Anyway, time for me to get in and get some of the laundry folded .. since it is all over the bed!
Shalom,
JT
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