So, I continue to recover from being the crazy lady du-jour and I was finally released from ICU on June 28th (after 3 weeks in ICU - half of which I was the crazy lady du-jour, and half of that spent figuring out what was going on). Now is the most difficult part. I need to recover in order to return home. There are no rehab facilities willing to take me and my medication needs. I'm working on cognitive recovery, strength, and balance. At a minimum, I need to be able to climb the 4 steps into the house and the stamina to walk around the house. I will have a home health aide visit for PT & OT once I get home.
Surprisingly, the cognitive portion was very difficult for me: Simple tasks such as remembering a list of 5 items, for about 20 minutes while doing word math problems, memory questions – it really caused more confusion that it should have. But Kyle, my OT tech said I did well and scored a B. We'll hopefully see that score improve over my baseline the next few days. I would love to be ready to go home by the middle of next week. I don't think I'd have any events scheduled outside of the house, but fresh air, my happy spots, and getting stronger in my own surroundings sounds like a wonderful way to recover.
Additionally, I walk 3 times a day, work with PT on a gym machine (a recumbent type bike) for up to 30 minutes a day and I work with OT on walking and balance skills (no more going boom at Byerly's).
Today Joe and I celebrate out 12th year anniversary of our 1st date. We normally play a bit of tennis and have some appetizers at the original restaurant we dated at (now closed). This year, we will spend it in the hospital and celebrate over a strawberry shake from DQ (I hope.)
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