The news of the day is that Rhonda spoke with the rehabilitation nurse about post-ICU care. The current thinking is Phil will require 2-4 weeks of physical and respiratory therapy when he is released from ICU. It will involve a move to a rehabilitation hospital and Rhonda/Phil have the choice to do it here in Tyler or in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. While the decision is still several days away, the nurse wanted Rhonda to have time to consider the options. Needless to say, planning for the future is a welcome change!
Just a heads-up that I will likely move to a once a day status update going forward. The reason is two-fold:
First, for the last few days, Phil has asked Rhonda not to come-up for the 9pm and 5:30am visitations because he wants to sleep. That leaves us with the 1pm and 5pm visitations, which is what I have traditionally used as the 6pm update material.
Second, Phil is entering the slow phase of the recovery process, where the healing is more inside than out. And let's face it, now that he's not on as many meds, it's not as easy to make fun of/with him.
As the Memorial Day activities get into full swing, please say a prayer for Rhonda and Phil, and be safe.
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