Colleen: two steps forward, one step back

[mdlbear]

Colleen continues to make progress -- she's better at getting in and out of bed, and she's getting a commode this afternoon so they can start working on retraining her sphincters.

On the other hand, her PTs don't think she'll be ready to come home on Friday. Neither Colleen nor I think so, either. She seemed OK, or at least resigned, on the phone (insert standard disclaimer here); I think she was as worried as I was about how ready she'd be.

On the gripping hand, we're going to practice getting in and out of the car tomorrow, and she'll be able to go on outings with me and Jen over the weekend. And I'll have more time to get the house ready for her, so that's a win.

So... very disappointed, resigned, and somewhat relieved. I'm probably not going to be much use over the next couple of days, though. Blerg.

Comments

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

Better that she stays there a little longer, and is more ready to return to "normal life". Yes, it's a bit disappointing... but think of it in terms of her long-term healing.