I apologize for the drought of blog posts. My work took me out of town for several days. But now I'm back and there is all kinds of exciting news to share.
Yesterday, Shirley was released from the Medical Unit of the hospital and is now a resident of the Rehabilitation unit. She's been moved to a new room on a different wing and is now surrounded by other patients recovering from a wide assortment of conditions. The UW Medical Center Rehabilitation Program is nationally recognized as one of the finest in the country. It current ranks #1 and has been in the top four every year for the past 13. She is in good hands.
Life on the Rehab ward is very structured with lots of scheduled visits. So structured, that everyone gets a menu each evening and has to pick all their meals for the next day, as there is not time to order and wait for delivery.
Morning routine consists of breakfast, an hour-long Physical Therapy session and another hour of Occupational Therapy. After lunch, there is another 30 minutes each of PT and OT, then a group exercise class and an endurance session where patients work on cardio machines in the gym.
In addition to being seen by the therapists, Shirley has been seen by two physicians, a psychologist, a nutritionist, a Physician's Assistant specializing in diabetes treatment (more on this in another blog), a case manager and two different visits by staff from the Spiritual Care Department.
Being away for five days, I can already see signs of her getting stronger. I am very excited to see the progress after just two days on this ward. They are projecting a two-week stay, but this is subject to review based on her progress. We have a meeting next Wednesday with the entire rehab team and expect we'll get a more specific target discharge date after that meeting.
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