Today has been a long day. We started the day by going down to Good Sam to visit the Merrills. We took them the shower chair that was given to us when Randy came home. We also offerred up other things that we thought they might need to get ready for his return home. We stayed and visited awhile and watched the first part of his therapy today. At Good Sam, they have a little apartment that they let people live in so that people can see what things they need to learn about taking care of their loved one before taking them home. The Merrills will be staying in the apartment one night next week before they are discharged. The therapist today worked with teaching Mrs Merrill how to transfer him from the bed to his chair. He needs a lot of help ~ a lot of cues to remind him what he is doing.
After the time down in Puyallup, we went to tour the Kent Bally Fitness center. With his physical therapy stopping here soon, he and I have talked of us joining a gym to contine with exercises. We haven't quite decided if we will start now or wait until after his pool therapy is done as well. We went to Ballys because it was the only fitness center around here that I could find that had a pool. Randy really enjoys the pool therapy he is currently doing.
When we got home from touring the facility, I took Cass down to the clinic down the street from our house. She has had headaches for the past couple of weeks and a couple of days ago she started having pains in her side. 2 1/2 hours later, we are given antibiotics. We are all falling apart here! My leg is still not better. Not being able to have any time to rest does not help. I think tomorrow we are all resting!
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