We were able to see Karl make some advancements today. He began physical therapy and finally got moved from his bed to a chair. This was a great first step for not only his physical state, but his morale as well. Karl also worked with an occupational therapist on hand dexterity and the speech therapist on eating and drinking. He ate better today and wanted to move more and more. All great signs and promising steps to recovery....
Although the days seem incredibly positive, evenings are the hardest. After a long day of exerting energy, Karl tends to get agitated and uncomfortable after 5pm. His heart and body are still healing so too much activity takes a toll. We try and let him rest around 6/7pm.
Through all the distress, fear, uncertainty, pain and anger Karl must be feeling- he still manages to win over the hospital staff. His maners and courtesy are apparent to everyone and his witty sense of humor has brought laughter and smiles to many of his caretakers Nurses that were not assigned to him today kept coming in to see how he was doing and help when needed.
Karl's charm and has not been lost. He is still the loving, kind and strong man we all love to dearly, and remains a guy that everyone likes and remembers. That's our Karl for sure!
Thank you for posting updates. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and dad. Please tell him that I say hello!
ReplyDeleteSuch great news! So happy to hear he is on the road to recovery. Prayers for you all!
ReplyDelete-Krista