Well, Wednesday found Daddy moving to the next level of his recovery from his surgery. He's been moved to Walnut Whitney Care Center. This is a place that can provide him up to two hours (or as much as he can tolerate) of physical therapy each day to support his return to independence. The nurses there are very sweet, and very caring. Everyone wants to know what Daddy likes to eat, and of course Daddy loves being VERY SPECIFIC about what he wants and doesn't want!
There is a nice activities area in the front where they have a big-screen TV. Today when Mary Anne went to visit it was "movie time". They serve bowls of popcorn (Daddy took two, he can go through the popcorn!) and were showing "Police Acadamy". There is also a piano, hopefully Daddy notices that soon and wants to try a few tunes. The staff has been clued in to his musical abilities, but I also asked them not to "push him" since we're not sure what he can do at this point. We've told his nurse (Marilyn, a real sweetie) that if he wants to eat with others, bring him to the FRONT dining area, that's where all the lively people are!
He's getting stronger every day, I arm-wrestled him a bit yesterday and his upper body strength is good. He's a bit wobbly on his feet, but I think that gets better and better as we go along. His spirits are exceptionally high, the nurse commented on what a sweet man he is. Of course we know that.
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