Friday Night 101207 - Home At Last!

Home at last! Well, almost home!! After a day of hurry up and wait, Sharon is back at "home" in the Extended Stay. They generously did NOT do a lot of PT today so that she would not arrive at home in a bone weary state! The walk from the car to the suite was more than adequate for her daily PT. She came in and saw all the changes that we have made to the place to be ready for her arrival. The bed had to be raised so that it would not be so low her hip would flex beyond the maximum 70 degree bend. To accomplish this we had to bring in another box spring set and put under her mattress. Now she can plunk UP on the bed and keep the new hip "happy!" Above all things, we WANT to keep it "HAPPY!" Other revisions included a taller potty seat and a tub seat to use in the shower. I had already installed a hand-held shower attachment to be ready!

I had always thought that Occupational Therapy was getting you ready for a new job! Wrong, the OT folks at Integra have a whole apartment set up in the gym. They take you in and teach you to cook, bathe, make the beds and just about all the life skills while remaining in the limitations you may have! This added a whole new dimension to coming home!

OK, I finally got what I had been asking for! She's home! Guess my work is just beginning!! :D]

Cheers