I love the new car and am starting to learn its computer features. Ron and I looked at the instructional DVD this morning; now he is napping until lunch. The weekend is his time to catch up physically from all of the therapy he has done during the week. Mainly he will just walk some and do some free weights with me today and tomorrow. I am going to take him to the apartment Sunday for several hours; he can get a sense of leaving rehab, and I can clean the apartment. With leaving early in the morning and returning late each day, I have some catching up to do. Ron continues to make slow, steady progress. In addition to physical and OT therapies, we are working on some memory activities. He feels like his short term memory is not what it used to be. You also lose a reliable sense of time and date when in rehab. Heartland is a good rehab center; everyone is so caring, friendly, and we have now established rapport with several nurses and aides. Ron's BMT doctor and I communicate through email. He has an appointment with him Monday, May 7. Following is our tentative schedule for May: May 6- visit to our Ann Arbor apartment May 7- appointment with Dr. Mag at Mott Hospital- BMT Clinic May 8- update status with Heartland Rehab staff May 9-15 continue rehabilitation at Heartland May 15-16 discharge to apartment in AA May 17-20 trip to Gilead Lake for a long weekend May 20- return to AA apartment in the late afternoon; finish packing everything by May 23 May 21- appointment with Dr. Mag May 23- Symptom Management Clinic appointment, full pulmonary function test, eye appointment; move to Gilead Lake late afternoon May 24- Ron- teeth cleaning; dental appt. in Coldwater with regular dentist I hope this plan works!!! Love, Ron & Jan