Today is day 62 – May 11, 2017. I am exhausted. I have not posted for the last few days because I just didn’t have the energy. I am fighting off a nasty head cold, and am full of snot and a sore throat. Also, maybe feeling a little sorry for myself. 😉 Colin, on … [Read more…]
We had a lovely braai, and the photos will follow later. We had lovely meat, salads, rolls, and “kuier”-ing. I think we need to try have one a month. Colin stayed in his chair the whole day, and he would not have been able to do that last month. I think the social aspect was … [Read more…]
Here is the video of Colin doing his first pressure relief exercise on his own. He has learned how to use his right shoulder to walk his right arm even though he has almost no movement in it. His left arm is doing a lot of work here. He is using a lot of his … [Read more…]
Such a lovely day today. Colin and I went for a stroll in the garden, and we sat in the canteen for a bit, we explored the hospital floors, and we just had “together” time. It was magical to connect with him again in this way. He is able to stay in his char for … [Read more…]
Today was a good day. Colin is feeling so much better, and they removed his central line today as well as spigotting his trachy. We have also discovered that while he still cannot sleep without his sleep apnoea mask, it is not easy for him to be heard with the mask on, and so for … [Read more…]
Today was not a good day. Colin is not OK, and I only left to come home because they make us leave at 8pm. I am going to go see him tomorrow morning again. He is starting to find the reality almost impossible to begin to navigate, and is frustrated that his body works against … [Read more…]
Colin’s doctor said he was well enough to go back to the rehab centre on Tuesday, and perhaps allowing for red tape, it was supposed to be Wednesday at the very latest. Colin was just unwilling to stay another night of not being able to do anything other than be kept awake by terrible sounds … [Read more…]
Colin was supposed to have gone back to the rehab today, but will have to be another 2 days in the ICU. He will have to be assessed tomorrow by the person from rehab, and then that report have to be written and given in, and then he will be able to go back. 🙁 … [Read more…]
Today Colin was pleased to tell me that he is scheduled to go back to rehab tomorrow at 11:30, they are just waiting for the authorisation so he can go back. He is very pleased and I am over the moon. He still have swollen hands and neck and face, but he seems so much … [Read more…]
I love it when the ICU staff are relaxed on the weekends – they let me stay a little longer, and today they also let me in early. I got to Colin at 2:15 but they were just busy with him, so I waited a bit and got to see him from 2:30 until 6:45 … [Read more…]