Evening...at last

It's amazing how long it can take two adults to shower, eat breakfast and get out the door. But we arrived at outpatient rehab on time, ditching our errands we had planned on the way. Mark had a full schedule from 11 am till 3:30 pm and we stopped at the grocery store on the way home. We arrived home after five, and ate dinner around 7. Mark hit the sack at 9. The only nap he had was the ride home from rehab which takes about 40 minutes. The boring chat on NPR radio and the warm sun shining in the car windows was very condusive to sleeping. After we got home, Mark watched some TV which is something he hadn't been interested in for months. I asked if he wanted to write tonights blog but he declined. He's awake for extended periods of time now and napping a lot less.

He wanted the caption on this picture to say "although I can't walk far or well on my own, I can still drive like a mad man". He very much enjoyed the motorized cart at the grocery store and intends to motor up and down the aisles often until he gets flagged by the store staff!

Afternoon

And last but not least, Mark enjoying sitting in a quiet place at home. Even the cat (nasty thing that she is) was either glad he was home or just needed someone warm to sit on.

Afternoon

Mark was escourted to the curb by one of his nurses. I think all the ladies wanted to walk him out. I'm not sure if this was due to his charming ways or they were glad to see him go. I think it's the former.

Afternoon

Well, Mark stuck to the original plan and was discharged today. The morning was uneventful and we saw his neuro psych and the neurologist, got lots of directions and prescriptions, and we're home. And we have the evidence to prove it. The picture at left is Mark and his friend David with all of Mark's discharge supplies. The bed in the rear of the picture is a vail bed which zips completely closed for the very common Houdini type patients. Almost anyone who has the strength to get out of bed on their own has one.

And the picture on the right is Mark's room mate Ken. They made a great team, sort of like the odd couple.