Conversation – 18

@sheba2011

It was a rather long and tiring day. I was up early to do one load of laundry for hubby and included myself as well. He needed clothing for today and I arrived at the Rehab hours before his late afternoon appointment. I did meet the Occupational therapist who mentioned that he has a long road ahead and that returning home is no longer an option. That advice I took with a grain of salt. Hubby has a determined spirit and he will return to our home here in Fl..He also mentioned t hat he will be able to walk up the 3 steps to our home. I do not doubt it. But going North may have to wait a bit and that is OK. The Rehab drove him to his appointment and then we waited over an hour to be seen. Xrays were taken and then we met with the doctor. He didn’t like what he saw and will be trying other methods first. He does not wish to perform surgery at th is time. It will be a wait and see. He did give hubby a cortisone shot in the knee and by the time I left some of that swelling did go down. We will need to make an appointment within 4- 6wks…After the appointment hubby returned to rehab and I drove to a Dim Sum place. The restaurant was quite large and at 5 pm most tables were filled. I ordered spareribs, bokchoy, and congee (porridge) with pork. I was surprised that the food was still piping hot by the time I reached the Rehab which took 45 min. due to heavy traffic on the Interstate . Hubby ate everything. I smiled on the inside watching him. His appetite has grown in the past couple of weeks. I surmise it was the medication that made him sleep all day. Thanks to the Head Nurse, he found the culprit . I ate the porridge and I do have one container untouched which I will bring to hubby tomorrow. I p roceeded to fall asleep soon after in the chair I was using. I awoke way after 10pm. Neither hubby or his roommate awakened me. Hmm…I wonder if the nursing staff would have let me be. That’s a good question.

I hope you had a great day even though things were not that easy for you. I hope you see the butterfly soon and have that special chitchat. I know he can hear you and is with you. Take care and enjoy your plantings tomorrow.