I am happy to be able to report Dad had another great day. He seems to be more positive about his situation lately. He said they made him walk 1/4 mile today; with two people holding him up he takes a step with his left leg and drags his right leg. Not everybody elses idea of walking, but Dad was so excited and tired. Dad has is accepting the fact that he has to rely on others for help now. He is asking us to do different things now, where before his stroke he would never have let us help.
Dad told us tonight he had "Spaghetti for dinner, really it was" because of his habit of calling all food spaghetti. Cathy (his speech therapist) gave Dad a special fork and spoon, so he is learning to feed himself. He seems to be doing okay with some food, but others not as well.
His nurse told us that hopefully in the next few days they will remove his feed tube and his catheter, the PEG tube is just there, he has no use for it any longer. As far as his catheter he may still need that, they don't and won't know until it is removed.
Dad is getting to the point where he wants to have visitors, the staff and Doctors say he could have more, but we need to make sure they work around Dads schedule, because he needs to have therapy more than anything. If you would like to visit Dad, please contact me, Mom, Aunt Nancy, or Uncle Bob and Aunt Dee to find out Dads schedule.
Please keep the prayers and positive thoughts flowing his way.......
Love to All;
Skip
My Email: Reppiks327@yahoo.com
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