Getting Better!!

Ron has improved in amazing fashion since Monday and Tuesday's events. The primary cause of his physical changes as well as the increased mental confusion seems to have been more related to his infections than a neurological event. He is now able to take short walks in the hallway with his walker. Monday and Tuesday it took two people to help him sit up in the bed, to stand, and to transfer him to a wheelchair. He had to be moved guerny to bed for various tests by 4 people using a draw sheet under him. His balance and coordination were severly affected. He was only minimally communicative and very confused. I have been sleeping in his hospital room, and when I woke up Wednesday morning and turned to look at him, he said, "good morning, Teach." in a strong voice. I couldn't believe it. It was like someone lifted a curtain...not to say that all confusion is gone, but he is amazingly better cognitively and physically. The physical therapists and occupational therapists who have evaluated him here and worked with him have gone from believing that he would require intensive acute therapy in a hospitalized setting to thinking we will go home to our AA apartment, and he will have therapy at an U of M out-patient facility probably 3x a week. He will also have occupational therapy in the apartment, so both of us can learn coping skills with his vision loss in his left eye. The same therapy will then continue at home-home by the end of the month. (to simplify things, we call the AA apartment home and call Gilead Lake home-home) battery low on iPad; will post and close, so I can get this additional info out. Love to all, Jan. (Ron is asking me questions about the Tigers!!)