Thankful

Four days into In-residence Physical Therapy, Erica is thankful for the food and her new friends. The food being far more edible than the previous hospital, it actually is very good. Her appetite, enhanced by steroids, has her often requesting seconds. Her new “friends”, the trainers and nurses, have already learned Erica’s quirks, specifically, that she needs two vanilla ice cream cups between dinner and bed.

We already see improvement in Erica’s cognition and mobility. She is able to feed herself, move from sitting to standing on her own (with balance assistance) and is taking longer strides while using a walker. Her conversations are much more complete – usually including a statement about how badly she wants to go home. But she’s not ready yet. More work to do. Ten more days.