Dad has been at the rehabilitation facility since Thursday evening. His appetite has gotten much better and he tends to eat most of, if not all, of his meals. Mikayla brought home almost 3 pounds of blueberries from their trip to Michigan and Mom has been bringing him some every day... and they're almost gone.
Therapy usually comes in at least once a day, and on Friday he took around 12 steps. Saturday he went down to the therapy room and walked the parallel bars. He also walked across the room and got out of the chair with him doing most of the work. Therapy does tend to wear him out and he's usually ready for a nap afterwards.
When the weather cooperates, Mom and Dad will go out and sit in the courtyard for a while. Dad does still have some confusion, especially when it comes to what time of the day it is. I'm sure part of this is from being in a "hospital environment" however they did speak with the doctor on site who said part of it could still be from the past seizures or it could be from his medication. We're going to let his body rest a while longer and see if there is any change.
Overall, Dad seems to be doing MUCH better over the past couple of days. If anyone is interested in visiting, let Mom or I know and we will figure out a good time. The center has a 24/7 visiting policy however he does have therapy during the day. We have a follow up appointment with his team of doctors on Thursday and hopefully we'll get a future game plan.
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