“The waiting is the hardest part. – Tom Petty
While Dad continues to improve a little bit every day, now comes our test in patience. It’s a long recovery process when it comes to Dad having to slowly get his strength back, all while trying to get his stomach used to regular food again and begin his physical therapy. He should be sitting up on the side of his bed (with assistance) about 4 times a day, but some days he just doesn’t have the strength. We were told by his therapists to be sure to support him, but don’t push him. While we can’t force Dad to do his exercises, we also made it clear to him that, while what happened to him before was out of his hands, it is now back in them. We want him to show us just how sick he is of being in the hospital (because we know damn well he is!).
The best news is that the kidney biopsy he had last week came back negative for any kind of abnormalities. Basically, he’s just backed-up, for lack of a better term. He’s got some sludge in him that will hopefully clean itself out naturally once he starts eating regularly. He remains in quiet, decent spirits and converses with us when we are with him, but he looks quite frail and old. He has a long road ahead of him, but everyone is confidant he can do it once again.
Dave A. Limbaugh
