More New Places and New Faces

Well, after some calling around and more deliberation, we ended up taking Judi to Walton. Most of the recommended nursing facilities would not accept Judi with a trach, which made us a little leery about them being able to deal with her other issues. Though she is not ready for the full program at Walton, they are more experienced at dealing with complications like her back brace or helmet. They can give her the appropriate care and help her work up to the full therapy. (Hopefully.)

Judi moved to Walton on Tuesday. She had been displaying a low-grade fever over the last few days at Select, and some tests Friday confirmed that she has developed pneumonia. Her lungs sound clear, so hopefully the antibiotics will knock it out without causing her any major issues. She seems to be feeling a lot better already, but best to be safe. Send some healing thoughts her way, and hopefully she can get through it quickly and focus on her therapy.

The environment here is another step in the right direction for healing. Most of the nursing visits into the room are visual checks, rather than poking and prodding every couple of hours. There's not a lot of hospital noise, and she's been able to wear some normal clothes finally. All those little things add up after a while! Today, she got to go on a ride around the hospital - even outside in the sun - in a wheelchair. She was very alert and seemed to enjoy looking at the fish in the lobby. Now she's resting up for occupational therapy in a little while.

So we're headed in the right direction. There should be a lot more happening next week, since we came here right on the cusp of the weekend. Hopefully we'll have some exciting news to post soon.