Krista came by to visit on Friday afternoon. I love conversing with her, she is a very open person to talk to and I feel comfortable discussing almost anything. She did make me realize how hard it is for some people to come to the hospital to visit a friend or family member, especially without the social support of another friend coming along. I know some other friends who have been avoiding seeing me in the hospital for mostly the same reason: they feel too uncomfortable being in hospitals. Krista wrote about her visit in her blog. Thanks Krista for the kind words.
I brought my camera to GFS. I'm going to take some pictures of what rehab is like and post them in my photo gallery. Then, those who don't feel comfortable coming here can see what they're missing out on.
Some time this week, I'll be meeting with my doctors and reviewing the plan moving forward. As it stands, I'm being discharged back home in two weeks. I will still continue rehab as an outpatient, possibly twice a week. It means I will go back to living alone, which makes me a bit nervous. There will be no call button to call a nurse if something happens to me. The other problem will be on the social side. I'll be working from home all day with no human contact other than over the phone, then stuck in my apartment at night, again, with no human contact. The doctors are telling me not to drive, and if I give them the impression that I will, there are steps they can take to have my driver's licence revoked. I'd rather not go through the hassle of getting it back. I'm not getting my freedom back any time soon.
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If you can't go out, then we all just have to come in. Hope your neighbours know that you have a rowdy bunch of friends that will come over and play poker, and headbands, and movies, and ... just to hang out and talk.
You'll be out and about in no time, or at least it will feel like no time on the other end. I've been healing for a long time (looking back at it), but while I've been going through it, it hasn't felt like a long time. Your friends will be there to make sure you get out.
Damn skippy we will!
It must be said that as hard as it was to be in a hospital, it was easy to see you. You were still the Dan that I adore and I thank the Universe that your cognitive abilities have not been affected. Perhaps I will come back and visit with my Nurse mother while she is visiting at the end of the month. Either way, you are in my thoughts and my heart.
Swinging Out With You in my Head,
KJ
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