Movin' on Up!

Linda is out of the ICU! Woooooohoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She spent her first full day on the Rehab floor yesterday, and is poised to take the place over! She's still in the same hospital, but in a totally different area, where all of the patients are there for long-term physical rehab. Linda's getting all different kinds of therapy, and it adds up to several hours a day. It makes me tired just thinking about it, and I'm sure I'm not the only one!

Today she let us know that she can wear her own clothes and shoes, and she needs them for her exercises, so Anya and I brought some up for her. (Alicia had packed them, and did a wonderful job, throwing in some extras that were very welcomed. Big hand for Alicia!)

While we were there, we got to watch part of a P/T session. They had her walk down the hall (she used a walker, but only for balance) and lay on a large adjustable, elevating gym mat. The mat was pretty neat, she could do all of the "floor" exercises, without having to get down to or up from the floor. She's rockin' and rollin' and really wants to get back to her old level of intensity. It's good to see her moving so much, after all that time when she could only lie there.

She's eating in the dining area with the other rehab patients, so she can meet some other people now. The Neuro-Trauma ICU was an amazing unit, but it isn't really designed for patients like Linda, who have social needs as well as medical ones.

Hopefully in the next few days we'll find out more about how long Linda will be in this segment of her treatment, and what may come next. She had a battery of tests of Friday, but they haven't been analyzed yet. When they are, the docs and the folks from all the different branches of therapy will meet and hammer out a treatment plan.

The updates will probably be a little fewer and farther between while she's in rehab. She's not able to do her own updates yet, but she doesn't have the time or need for us to visit her daily like we did when she was in the ICU. Plus, blessedly, things aren't happening with nearly the intensity they used to! We'll still keep you updated as often as we can, though.

Thanks again for everyone who's been praying for Linda and sending positive thoughts. They're all making a real difference in her life!