Three hours of therapy this morning, mostly establishing a
baseline for comparison as Dan improves. He also got a better idea of what life
will be like here in the rehabilitation ward, and it’s certainly an improvement
over where he has spent the past few days.

Dan has the afternoon off and is sitting comfortably in a
wheelchair next to me as I type this (he was sitting up for four hours
straight!). He didn’t sleep well last night due to thunderstorms and nurses
going in and out of the room, though as he heals more that should decrease. We went
for a nice wander around the hospital (with him in a wheelchair of course,
though with no input from me) so he could see more than just the usual area
around his room, too.

Dan is showing great mobility in the wheelchair (good
upper-body strength!) though hopefully he won’t be relying on that long-term.
Every day more feeling is coming back to his feet, though it’s still
incremental improvements. He did a great job of going from sitting in the
wheelchair to standing in the walker, though is definitely unsteady on his
feet. He can lock his knees and stay upright, but for heaven’s sake don’t try
to move those feet!

All in all, a great first day in rehab. Things only go up
from here!

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