Saturday marked the start of my recovery from severe stroke on Wednesday, November 3rd. After days of work that earned me the privilege of admittance to St Thomas Mid Town rehab hospital. Over the next few days I will be working with speech therapy and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy.
Before we get into the structure of my rehab work, I want to first acknowledge the blessings that I've received.
Thursday my dear friend Shawn Pye made the 13 hour drive from Austin, Texas to sit with me at my bed side. I can't imagine I was much fun, but stay by my side he did. I can't express the level of appreciation that I feel for his dedication to our friendship and to my recovery from the stroke.
Alex surprised me on Saturday morning by coming to watch the Nebraska Huskers game with me. It was so nice to have him by my side. It was just like the old days sitting and watching football, cheering on Big Red!
I was surprised by my daughter Catie who came home from her trip to Minnesota to attend a wedding and came straight from the airport to visit me.
Then there is my brother from another mother Jon Wunrow. We recreated an evening on one of our river trips that became an old fashioned sleepover. He brought his hand written journals from our Source to Sea Mississippi River expedition. Jonny read them to me, then we worked on the USA Today crossword. Jon and I are planning to paddle the Missouri River from its source in Three Forks, Montana to St Louis, Missouri. Can't wait to get in my kayak!
My schedule for PT tomorrow looks like this:
Physical therapy - 8-9am
Occupational therapy - 9:30-10:30am
Speech therapy - 11am-12:45pm
Physical therapy - 1:45-2
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