Hi All,
Rick and I just got back from the hospital. Walt was already in Dialysis and sound asleep so we decided best to let sleeping walt's lie. So I will tell you about yesterday instead.
Rick and Gino had been up in the morning but found Walt asleep as he had been sedated after a very restless night. I hear that they had a very nice visit...with each other.
By the time I arrived in the afternoon Cousin Jim was there and Walt was awake. he seemed a bit depressed at being in hospital and limited in what he could do. We reassurred him that he had alreay come so far in just a few days and took off the mitts they put on him. If you visit and he has the mitts on please ask if they can be removed while you are there with him, he hates them with a passion and they also inhibit his recovery.
Jim and I were then able to do some leg and arm streches and exercises. Walt enjoys doing these even though I think some times they are uncomfortable. We were also encouraging him to use the stress ball particularly in his right hand as this has the least movement. It has regained a lot in even a couple of days.
Patty then arrived, then came John, Tom and Dick. Walt was responding well to everyone and was handling the crowd better than a few days ago. He still looks at me strangely but then again I have been looked at strangely all my life!! Anyway with all this blokiness I decided to leave them to it so they could talk bloke stuff.
On the medical side Walt is now breathing on his own and was at 94% which is a good result. His Dialisis results are improving slowly as well.
Cheers To you all.
Corinne
p.s. bloke is Australian for man
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Patty says: Walter really had a good time yesterday visiting with his Blokey friends. I was particularly impressed with his visit with his good buddy Dick. Dick was chatting about their water trips together and Walter was listening intentley to the stories. Later on he called Dick-Rich. He took that from his long-term memory and remembered he is also known as Rich. Good job Walter! Every day this week Walter has just gotten better and better. He can brush his teeth on his own and holds the phone now when he talks to Lindsay. He is swearing at me so I guess Walter's personality is intact. At first I thought maybe he would wake up and forget how to swear but then I thought that would not be the Walter that I know and love. The staff loves him. They make special trips in to say hi. Thenks to you all who have visited Walter. It is imperative to his recovery to see faces that he knows and to converse with him and show him pictures if you have them. You can see the wheels turning when he visits. When he goes to St. Mary's he will do great!! I am hoping that will be real soon!! Thanks again for all of your love and suport.!!
Sounds like great progress. With his swearing he sounds like he is ready for a round of golf again... which leads me to think we could try setting up a golf outing for Walter this summer, aka the old days at latta lee?? anyone remeber that..
Keep up the great work. We love the blog.
Love to all
The Wisconsin Group..
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