Now is the time to do our happy dance!! **wiggle wiggle**
Alvin has had his hard neck collar removed and a soft removable collar has taken its place!! X-rays showed that the neck fracture has healed!!! He was taken by ambulance, this is normal, up to OHSU on Tuesday night. He will be arriving in Seaside to stay at the Providence Rehab center for about 20 days!
Okay, now for more details of the past few wild and crazy days.....
On Monday, CMH held a family meeting for us all to discuss Al's discharge information. Jan, Kevin, Rik, Lani and myself attended this hour long meeting. We talked about Al's placement after discharge, some insurance questions were answered and overall, a pretty informative plan. It is exciting knowing that he will be home very soon!
Alvin had a modified barium swallow done on Monday afternoon, however with the hard collar on the results were not very productive. Before leaving OHSU on Thursday, he will have had another swallow test, hopefully more productive!! He is still on 24/7 tube feed, so getting him back to basics will be the next step. Everyone.....again pray those awesome prayers! We have seen these prayers work right before our eyes.....THANK YOU!
Going to Seaside Care will be fabulous! 24 hr care right in the hospital...all therapists are there. Most of all, the most important thing, Alvin will be cared for the way it should be!! We are all excited to see his progress over the following weeks...Al of course is TOTALLY STOKED!
Melissa came down on Tuesday. We are all so thankful for her arrival. She KNOWS the real questions to ask and knows whats what! PHEW! I am speaking for myself of course but personally Hank and I needed a little mental break. Knowing that Melissa is here, with Rik, taking care of business, to me, is a huge deep breath of fresh air for our minds. THANK YOU MELISSA!!
Rik looked fabulous this afternoon when they stopped by after their long trip from Portland. I had made some potato soup, cheddar biscuits and peanut butter cookies this afternoon and was happy that Melissa stopped by to pick up their "to-go" order to take home. Sometimes fixing dinner, even the simplest of simple, is just too much for one day. I am sure Rik has had the weight of her stresses lifted a bit, hoping she sleeps well this evening. Her health has really been well. Slowly but surely she is working hard in the yard. I call it therapy when I work in my yard. Get this....you may want to hold on to something because what I am about to say is unbelievable! Ready?? Rik has been using a machete looking sickle, did you read that? A SHARP SICKLE!! She uses it to whack away the weeds around the rocks in her garden!! Lil ole Momma Jones is whacking away with a machete sickle!! Maybe you didn't find that news incredible but it totally blew me away when she told me and showed the sharp a** tool to me. Remind me to never get on her bad side!!! Watch Out!! Sorry for the explicits but it is true! She amazes me. Great woman!! Tough. Simply wonderful.
Anyhow... A little bit of humor, we all knew on Tuesday afternoon that Alvin was to be transported to OHSU at 9. So the plan was for Melissa, Rik and Kevin to follow behind the ambulance to OHSU. So, 7:30 this morning Hank arrived to visit Al and he was gone. Hank asked where he was and they said, " oh, they transported him LAST NIGHT at 9 PM!! Who knew they would go at 9pm not 9am?? So Hank called to let Melissa know and they all had to hustle and bustle to get up there to see what was going on. Just one of those things that make you think....WHO KNEW?? Lol just glad all was well and there were no emergencies....
Over the weekend Rik's brothers Herbie and Wendell came to visit! What a great little reunion it was! There are some great photos below!
Thank you again everyone for your love, understanding and prayers!
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