I'm sitting out in the Healing Garden at Regional Hospital. It's a beautiful day--not a cloud in the sky (just lots of planes due to being in the SeaTac take-off path). Shirley and I are sitting in the shade across from a small fountain spilling onto river rock.
And the best part of this beautiful day is that Shirley walked from her room to the door out to the garden under her own power! Friday, it was a few steps to sit in a wheelchair. Yesterday, she walked as far as the door of her room (10 steps). Today, I'm guessing at least a hundred steps to get her to the building exit and into this wonderful oasis.
Today I attended the weekly team meeting where each discipline reported on Shirley's progress. The consensus is that she has achieved the objectives of Regional Hospital's mission and is now ready to move on to a new place to complete her rehabilitation. They have also affirmed that she has made sufficient progress so that she should be a good candidate to go back to the UW Medical Center Rehab unit.
We hope and pray that this will be the last leg of her medical journey before being sent "home" to her brother's house. We still expect that we'll be required to stay in Seattle for a few more weeks to make sure she is adjusting to home life, responding well to her medications, etc. But we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel!
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We couldn't be happier for you!
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