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June 10, 2013
Apr 27 Email: Goin' Home
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:32:57 -0400
From: Jon Nathan
Subject: Neuro update: Sat 04/27
Good evening, everybody. Once again, I cannot thank you enough for
all your support through this process.
This morning I was successfully discharged from the inpatient rehab
clinic. The doctors, nurses, and staff were all very helpful in
getting me on my way. They summarized my near-term therapy, pharmacy,
and recovery plans. They also instructed me on the medium-term
therapy that I need to pursue. Once that gets underway, I will pick
back up with my original doctors and get back on track with my
medical plan. That will be over the next few weeks. For the rest
of this weekend, I will be doing a lot of resting and simple
exercises. I may even take an excursion to the Sunday morning sports
bar to watch some soccer.
Sylvie was ecstatic that I was home. She gave me princess Band-Aids
for the few minor scratches that I had picked up on my fingers and
declared me all better. She also put some stickers on my walker
for identification and healing purposes. I was a little emotional
about the reunion, but was able to keep it mostly together. It was
great to be able to read her books and put her to bed tonight. I
am not supposed to lift more than 10 pounds, but I could not help
myself and had to pick her up and hold her. I don't think I caused
myself further damage by doing this, don't worry.
The cats were all over me too. They claimed no one had fed them or
paid them any attention while I was gone. They assisted with my
afternoon nap.
I want to send a special thank you to my family. My wonderful wife
has kept a great attitude and a helpful spirit through this all. I
could not have gotten through this without her. My mother and
in-laws have also been very helpful in keeping the house and kid
in shape while I was gone, and I appreciate this greatly as well.
I am relearning how to navigate my house. The walker is not the
easiest way to get around, but I'm using it as much as I can. I'm
also using handholds and doing a lot of shuffling.
I also started eating some of the wonderful food that arrived while
I was gone. I really appreciate all of the thoughtful gifts, and
will endeavor to eat them all. I think I will need a new workout
plan when this is all done.
I may not send daily updates going forward, so do not worry if you
don't see something from me each day. I will write updates upon
major milestones though. Hopefully those will be relatively quick
and regular.
Going through this process has been humbling, challenging, and not
always as rewarding as I would have liked. Your support through it
all has made it much easier.
-Jon
Posted by jon at June 10, 2013 3:57 PM