4/16/09 -- Out of the Hospital!

Dad's recovery from his stroke and subsequent surgery reached a major milestone yesterday when he was discharged from Sheltering Arms.  He will now be attending a 30-day outpatient program at an affiliate of Sheltering Arms, where he will continue to receive intensive therapy. This will, hopefully, permit his rehab to progress as far and as fast as possible. While attending the day program, he is staying with Matt, Karen and Austin at their home in suburban Richmond. The address there is:

6914 Pimlico Lane

Mechanicsville, VA 23111

Although Dad no longer requires in-patient care, he still has some medical issues to contend with.  So he will be seeing various doctors over the next few weeks, in addition to having several hours of strenuous rehab each day.  My guess is that he is going to be very tired at the end of most days, but also very happy to have taken one more step on the road to recovery.

Finally,  I know I speak for the whole family as well as all of Dad's friends when I say how fortunate we are that Matt and Karen are on the scene, and how much we appreciate their willingness to take on the substantial responsibilities of  helping care for Dad while he is attending the day program.