Today has been busy for Josh, it was his first day in the new place. His schedule included wound care, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Wound care said they would like to put a wound vac on his leg to help in drain. He has a pocket under the skin where the lymph fluid is collecting, nothing major but they need to keep in drained so it can heal. He said they worked him pretty hard in PT, he didn't feel like he could do all they asked him to do but he tried. At this point they are still trying to get to know him and they are going to push him so he may have some frustration. Josh told me the speech therapist said she was going to have to find something more challenging for him, which is good. When I arrived today the social worker was here asking him questions and she said that he will be amazed at what he can do by Friday. He wants to get home and he knows he has to work hard to get to that point, even through his frustration. He has been a little nauseated with being up and around more, hopefully that will get better soon. Over all it has been a good day, one day closer to home.
Today was a little hard for me being away from Josh and wondering how he is doing. I sent him a few text messages to check on him. They said for the first few days it would be better if I wasn't there. I guess he needs to get used to his schedule and learn to do things on his own. I have been taking care of Josh so long it seems weird to do anything else. I know he will be home soon and I will be his sole care taker so I need to take this time to catch up on things. I cleaned the bathrooms this morning and I even put a load of laundry in before I came to be with Josh. His attitude was pretty good when I got here today. I hope that he can continue to be positive, it will help him so much. Thanks to my family who is still helping take care of my kids, much love, Denise
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