Transition Home

It has been five days since Tania was released from Craig Hospital to come home. Ryan and Travis helped out over the weekend by building a temporary plywood ramp from the walk-out basement to the neighbor's driveway so Tania could be taken by wheelchair from the basement to the first floor. They had to start by moving approximately a foot of snow out of the path. We enjoyed a pot luck dinner with twelve family and friends on Saturday evening. Sunday was spent at home with Tania receiving her first home shower in the afternoon with the aid of the home care representative from ResCare.

Since this is the time of March Madness, I have compared our transition home to a team where the seniors (the 15 to 20 folks at Craig Hospital) have all graduated and I have been busy recruiting and training 7 new folks for the "home" team. I have yet to meet two of the members of Tania's "home" team. The third person from ResCare and the Occupational Therapist are schedule to be with Tania tomorrow.

Tania has had two sessions with both the speech and physical therapists in our home. She is continuing to make progress in both areas. A big accomplishment for the day was to walk up and down the 16 stairs between the first and second floors with significant assistance from Steve (her physical therapist). We know that she would like to sleep in her bed upstairs instead of in the basement bedroom as soon as she can deal with the stairs. Please pray for her continued healing now that she is back home. Thanks.

Rollie