Dad is back, safe and sound, in Rochester!
We are all so happy to have him right around the corner from us, finally. He arrived yesterday in an ambulance from UPMC Passavant. He left PA at 10am and arrived shortly after 3pm. Allie and I were there to welcome him home and chat with his visiting nurse. He said the ambulance ride wasn't so great, but we're happy it wasn't a large out of pocket expense.
He will have scheduled PT, OT and nutrition sessions with various different visiting specialists each day until he is well enough to go back to his normal day-to-day.
It was just great to have dinner with him last night. He ate a lot of chicken, pork, rice and brownies. I think he'll be enjoying more delicious meals now that he's out of the hospital.
He should be back on the internet in no time, and he will most likely take over this blog soon. He can give his own personal accounts of his recovering days much better than I can. I'm sure he will be happy to entertain visitors and phone calls this week and for the future of his stay at his parents'. I'll arrange with him the best way to get in touch and post it here.
He is still receiving nightly feeds through his J-tube. The hole in his stomach (fistula) is still present and there is a bag draining its contents. His wound will need to be cleaned daily and the family is receiving some training to help the nurse with this. Dad's attitude is great and he is already determined to get better. Last night he walked up the stairs to his temporary bedroom with very little support from me. He can walk baby steps on his own for 20 feet or so, but prefers to lean on the walker for now until his strength comes back.
It felt good to finally hug him after all these months.
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