Fantastic start to the day! Dan got a shower and got to wash his hair. It’s amazing what a difference something small like that can make. There was 90 minutes of physical therapy this morning, consisting of “walking” motions while sitting in a wheelchair, moving his feet back and forth on a skateboard, and learning better ways to transfer from the wheelchair to the bed and wheelchair to the commode. The walking motions were great since he said he had more feeling in his feet than before, a tingling like the nerves are trying to wake up. The new transfer procedures are a huge improvement in getting around, too.

I came over after lunch, then we had a great visit with Linnaeus, sitting in the cafeteria, chatting and catching up. Unfortunately right after he left Dan was hit with another IBS attack, a quite painful one. He is currently skipping dinner to relax in bed and waiting for the pain and nausea to pass. Tonight will be a quiet one. I’m going to step away from a bit and get some dinner, then come back and just hang out and keep him company for a bit.

There’s a bit more going on tomorrow, according to his schedule. Occupational therapy from 9:00 AM – 10:30 PM, then physical therapy 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM then again 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. I expect Dan is going to be pretty worn out by Sunday night, but company is welcome during the day.

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