It seems like it has been so long since Dad has his stroke and so many uphill battles that it seems impossible we have had almost a week without a major medical crisis. But it is true. Today marks the one week anniversary of Dad being transferred to Sheltering Arms and so far so good.
Matt's report today was very positive. Dad walked around the gym (not sure what size the gym is) at Sheltering Arms twice today. He only had to sit down once. He did wonderfully in OT and in a BIGGIE he got to eat a little bit of oatmeal. If it had been me eating the oatmeal it would have been on the negative side of things because I HATE oatmeal but Dad loves it and it was the first solid food he's had to eat since February 8 ---Go Dad!!!!
Dad had visits from a deacon, a pastor, and a chaplain today. While I am sure he loved the visits Mom says he started talking and telling one of his stories right in the middle of the deacon praying. Sounds like his mouth is going as fast as his legs are. Oh well, Rome wasn't build in a day.
It is great for Dad to finally have a chance to get out of bed and begin to heal. They anticipate he will be at the Rehab about three weeks. I can't wait to see how much progress he can make.
Thank you all for your continued prayers and thank you Matt for taking such good care of Dad and Mom.
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Dear Hileman family,
ReplyDeleteThanks for keeping all of us friends posted about Chuck's progress. It's really helpful to know what is going on and to be able to shape our prayers in the right fashion.
I really enjoyed the story about the psychological testing. His answers were the ones that my good friend Chuck would have given, thinking beyond the obvious to perspectives that others may not have considered. Such items filled our conversations as we traveled back and forth to Lexington for class.
Once when we coming home after class, we were so engrossed in a subject that I drove right by the Brattons Run exit and had to turn around at the next one! Besides the interesting philosophical and religious topics, we also covered sports (especially from a UVA perspective since we were both alumni), humor, and historic Bath County, and many others too numerous to mention. Believe me, I treasure those stories and times and hold them close to my heart.
With my continued prayers and those of our congregation,
Rob Sherrard