Happy Father's Day

I'm headed to see John this morning - Roanoke Mem Hospital, rm 884. I spent some time with John Friday night. His spirits are pretty good considering where he's at in his quest for recovery. He was pretty worn out though from the PT he endured during the day. He was able to sit up on the side of the bed for quite some time and both with help and without any assistance. He continues to amaze everyone with his physical strength and endurance - but that's the John we all know.

Rehab
As we've talked about before, everyone is very interested in getting John to a rehab facility that will enable him to get stronger and healthier faster, but also give him the medical attention he needs going forward. Although there seems to have been some difficulty finding a center, there is still hope amongst his caregivers that a Roanoke facility is still an option. The most difficult part: john must be able to endure at least 3 hours of intense physical training per 8 hour shift. So, John is working very hard right now to get ready and looks forward to the progress. So if you do drop in to see John, please encourage his progress. The movement he has now in his arms, hands and legs is a great achievement and anyone in the physical therapy or medical world should be impressed with the progress he's made.

We did have one scare Friday night. Before I left for the night, John's nurse came in to check vitals, etc. and noticed his blood sugar maxed out the device at over 500. Concerned, she discussed with John's doctor and John was given a couple doses of insulin over an hour and a half. Not sure what spiked the blood sugar count, but catching it and the insulin brought it back down to a normal level in no time. Obviously, John's nurse kept a close eye on it all night and John did not endure anymore problems.

Again, Happy Father's day everyone. I'll update later after seeing John this morning.

Thanks everyone.

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