Two weeks in the hospital, and probably another 10 days or so to go.

Dan really pushed himself hard in
physical therapy today and it showed. Rather than tire himself out on the
parallel bars, he moved directly to the walker in an attempt to see how far he
could walk. He managed three walks in a row with short rests in between: 38 feet,
50 feet, and 32 feet. His arms were shaking and he was clearly fatigued at the
end, but this is incredible progress! This is by far the longest distance that
he has walked so far. He ended the session practicing going from sitting to standing
at a table and side-stepping around it, as well as other exercises. Normally he
would have occupational therapy today but he was give the day off. Normally he
would have had the day off from physical therapy too but in the interest of
getting as much work done as possible before the insurance company sends him
home, he wanted to do the PT today as well.

The rest of the day has been given over to relaxing. One big
bright spot was that we were able to bring over our dogs, Charlie and Nora, to
visit. This is the first time Dan has seen them in two weeks and I know it
really helped brighten his spirits.  Kevin
is on his way over to visit, but I have come home for the day to do some
shopping, do laundry, and relax a bit myself. Back to the grind (for both of
us) tomorrow!

Also, thanks to all of you for your kind words of support and encouragement of my posts here and elsewhere. It means so much to me and helps keep me going!

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