I seem to have bypassed a head cold (thanks to Dallas for sending a care package that included ginger-turmeric shots and vitamin C lozenges🔥) Since it’s a weekend, Tyler’s schedule was lowkey. But don’t get it twisted, he worked HARD. Despite losing 20 pounds, he still has

Another day of waiting, but we finally got confirmation of a bed at the Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center and he is scheduled to leave tomorrow.  Another successful day of PT. Tyler got compression socks to help manage the orthostatic hypotension and a binder that helps him with posture and stability.

The first goal today was to remove his NG tube. It appears the ileus is resolving, but we are still taking  . . . [Ed., this is where I fell asleep in the middle of typing]  . . . we are still taking drinking (and eventually eating) very slow. The biggest challenge is pain and anxiety

I slept in, finally. Tyler has made great progress since yesterday. His lungs are clearing up, and he passed 💩💩💩overnight. Hooray! By the time I arrived, he was lucid and sitting in the cardiac chair. He managed to get a little sleep last night, and they even removed his catheter.