Home Again

Yeah, I know, it's been awhile. We've been home since the 15th and I just haven't gotten around to writing anything on the blog. I'll try and update now.

All is going fairly well. We are still surprised at how weak Peter is. He is getting stronger but it is a slow process. He can get in and out of the car on his own and only needs supervision on the stairs. I have added some resistance to his arm exercises and increased the reps on his legs. We walk out to the mailbox at least once a day and between bloodwork and dr. appts. we are out and about almost everyday. The biggest problem we have as far as movement goes is adding enough time to our daily schedule to get all the stuff done that we want.

Eating continues to be a problem but is slowly improving. We have decided that if Peter decides that a certain food seems appealing we will try it and see what happens. If no bad reaction, then we will continue on - the heck with the dietary guidelines - we'll try things in moderation.

Peter is working from home. He tries to get in 6-8 hours/day with some on weekends to get to his 40 hours. Alot of what he is doing now is catching up on procedures, and attending phone meetings. It helps him alot to keep his mind occupied.

The last time he was in the hospital at Duke a lady came to the unit and played the hammered dulcimer. Peter talked to her about playing it and she said that if we didn't have it out where it could be played with at any time we woud never use it, so, it is now on a small table in the living room. We'll see what happens.

We will be in Durham tomorrow, the 23rd for an appointment at the clinic. The plan at the moment is to return home tomorrow night, but that is all subject to change.

Take care,

Wendy