Hello everyone...Carrie here.

Well, my Dad was not quite ready to go to rehab today and although we are anxious to get him going we also don't want to move him unless he is absolutely ready. The nurses are taking great care of him and if they have decided he needs a few more days of rest then that is ok.

We have a few more things we need to get in order before he is in the best shape to begin working out in rehab. They did some blood tests today and we are going to find out some results tonight. We think he has become anemic and so when his blood levels go down in this area then he gets really sleepy so they we will see if that is the case. He is also having some problems with his catheter and that is making him uncomfortable, I mean come on, of course it would! He has had a catheter in for 7 weeks now and it is just irritating him and he is not quiet ready to have it out so they are having a urologist look at him tomorrow. In my mind these are all things that have been happening since he entered into the hospital but when you are in ICU they are dealing with the most pressing issues first so now that those issues are ok they are now working on the next stuff.

We will keep you posted, my mom had really hoped to see him moved today and she is a little down but I think this is part of the healing process, one step forward and one step back, some days are good and some days are not so good. The important thing is he is moving in the right direction so keep being positive, I am doing my best!