Hello, long time no post. SORRY! It has been over a week since Mike has been home from the hospital and last Thursday it was the two week mark for the date of the surgery.
Mike is getting some of his staples (he has 62) removed today. He says: YAHOO!
Mike has been having in home PT which has been going very well. His balance is good and alot of his small motor skills having been coming back.
He picked up a drawing pad and pen, which he hasn't done in a long time, so I was really happy about that. And soon he is going to start playing the guitar again, which again has been years since he plucked some strings.
We can tell he is still recovering though because his processing (thinking and speaking his thoughts) can sometimes be a bit slow and he tires easily, but otherwise it seems very miraculous how well we are doing.
Some other things that are going on are that he is having major trouble with sleep apnea, so he is not really sleeping and is very exhausted. We went to a doctor today and are in the midst of fixing that. Post surgery, he can tell that he is having trouble with the apnea, before surgery, he was not aware, although I was.
The other thing is he is having is really bad edema but that is a temporary issue.
Being at home, it has been harder to get a chance to sit down at the computer and do this, plus I was sleep deprived as well as Mike, so our first week was an adjustment.
Each day gets a bit better and now, I am trying to start to work again for some time each day.
Mike has been navigating his computer again and finally figured out some ways to get back onto facebook, so if you see posts on his facebook, YES, that is really Mike doing the posting.
He is spending time, listening to music, doing some meditation, and doing art or other things like that to keep busy.
Slowly Mike would like to see visitors. Make a request to me, and please don't take offense if Mike denies a visit at that time, some days are better than others. Refer to Brian Wilsons song, 'In my room'.
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