HOME AT LAST!

(Visit with Nurses that helped Dad in the ICU) It is official, Dad has made it home! It was a long day for him, but he did it! The rehab facility released us this morning around 9:00 am. We had all the therapists, doctors, nurses and social workers at the rehab facility stopping in all morning wanting to say goodbye to him. They all repeated the same thing over and over about being amazed and thrilled with his progress compared to when they first saw him 2 weeks ago. There is a shuttle that runs from the rehab facility over to the hospital and Hubbard House. Dennis is the driver in the mornings and was waiting for us because he knew today was the big day! He was pretty excited to meet Dad too, since he had gotten to know the rest of the family so well during the daily drives back and forth. We were pretty excited to show dad around. We got to show him the Hubbard House and then we decided to go see the nurses and staff at the ICU. He had stayed in the ICU for 9 days and was in a coma when he left there so they never really got to see all his wonderful improvements. We were worried we were going to wear him out, but were so glad we took him back over there because they were so excited to see him. They couldn't believe it! Five weeks ago today is when he had his first surgery and was then put in the Neuro ICU. This picture is in the ICU with the 2 nurses that worked with him the most. It was very rewarding to them to be able to see dad. They commented on how Mom kept up the hope when in their minds they had lost most of their hope for his recovery. We have so much to be grateful for!!!