Hello everyone! Today was Dan's second official day of rehabilitation. He worked with a nurse and some flash cards on his colors. He had a very difficult time identifying the correct colors and after a while told Kathy "It didn't go so good. I need to turn the computer off." I don't know if he thought that the colors were on a computer or if he as referring to his own brain, and just needed a rest. He also told Kathy "Matthew (his oldest son) needs to work on his colors." When Kathy came in this morning, all of the patients were in the hallway, visiting. Kathy asked Dan what he was doing and he told her that he was waiting for his conference at work to start. He has mentioned work several times to us, telling everyone that his work is piling up on his desk. He is anxious to return to that familiar place.
As I'm sure you can tell, Dan is still having a very difficult time with his communication. He never forgets to tell us that he loves us and he does have conversations with family and friends that make sense, but when it comes to describing what goes on at the hospital, he isn't generally able to.
Your prayers are more and more important to us. I ask you to not forget to lift Kathy up in prayer everyday, too. This is a very hard transition for her emotionally, as well as it is extremely taxing physically. She is traveling back and forth from the hospital everyday with little to no down time. When she is at the hospital, she is Dan's head nurse, taking care of him in anyway that he needs. She is also answering the phone all day long to give everyone updates. She goes home and barely has time to do anything before going to bed. I have never heard Kathy complain, but I know that this would be hard on anyone.
We love you and thank you sincerely for your well wishes and prayers,
The Family
Monday, February 23, 2009
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