Better late than never....

I fell asleep last night without blogging. Sorry! Yesterday, Kenny got up early and stayed up till 3:00 PM. Once he began his afternoon nap, he slept through his dinner, his evening nap and his bedtime! In fact, he really had a good day yesterday except that his legs and hips are bothering him. When Jeri came to do a little therapy with him, he was just too tuckered out to do much. We need to remind ourselves that when he is up a long time and stays awake and "busy", he will need a "respite" the next day.

This morning he was ready for breakfast at 5:45. I talked him into going back to sleep for a little while. He was up and in his chair with his breakfast by 8:00 and stayed there until well after lunch. At 2:00 he decided to take a nap and slept till JeJe came in about 3:30. She flirted with him for about 15 minutes; he then decided it was time to get up again. At this time, he is still up and watching "spin the bottle" (Wheel of Fortune) and Jeopardy; he shows no signs of retiring yet. This morning Sherry, his nurse, came by and they talked for about 30 minutes. She checked his lungs and his BP. While she was here, she suggested that we find some nerf balls for him to squeeze to keep his hands from getting so stiff, He knew exactly how many he had and where they were located (before I moved everything around, of course.) Now, if we can keep the balls out of the puppies' mouths, we will be doing well.

He is moving really well getting in and out of the bed. When he came home from the hospital, he was unable to bend his left knee and could barely lift his right leg without help. He is now able to exit the bed, sit on the side of the bed, then reach the wheelchair, lift himself up and put himself in the chair. When we started, it took him 12 seconds to make the transition. Today he did it in 7 seconds both from the bed and to the recliner. He is truly the Energizer bunny!

Those of you who really know Kenny well will appreciate this. Larry bought him a new 22" flat screen TV to put in his room. We are having it connected to the cable tomorrow. He wanted to read the manual. When he was in the hospital, he wanted to read the manual that came with the bed. He wanted to find out if it was a "720". The nurse told him that the manual was locked in a filing cabinet downstairs in an office which was locked since it was Saturday. He never changes. He is always trying to educate himself. He still has the most inquisitive mind.

I hope all of you are getting something from these posts. If you would like to comment, I will read them to him. If you know of someone that I may not have included in the original email, please give them the website.

Tomorrow is another day...and surely an adventure. See y'all then...and that's no Aprils Fools joke.