REHAB DAY 3 • Wednesday, Oct. 31st

Dad has been moved to a private room - his new room number is 3305. This is going to be much better for him. Yesterday he got a room mate and it was too confusing and disruptive for him. So now that he has been moved to a private room, we feel he will rest better. He also is experiencing what is called "nueropathic pain" in his left shoulder which is due to the left side paralysis - which occurs when a joint becomes immobilized due to the lack of movement and the tendons and ligaments around the joint become fixed in one position. Patients who have a paralyzed arm like dad experience severe pain that radiates outward from his shoulder. Anyway, they are giving him a low dose of pain medicine to help with that. We won't get a real indication of how he is doing overall from the therapists and doctor until his one week evaluation on Tuesday. The nurses said he had been asking for his family a lot today. . . he really looks forward to his evening visits now. Even though he is tired, his face lights up when he sees someone he knows. Of course at this early stage we are not seeing any dramatic changes in anything, he does seem to be clearer with his speech, but there is still no movement on the left side and he still is somewhat confused about being there. Thanks for checking in - we'll give you an update tomorrow!