Room 105

Well, the new room is great. Yesterday we chatted with the 2 men in the next room. I think there names are Gerald and Stephen. Gerald is a stroke victim. He was at the back of the room and saw us and yelled out, "Hi, Brian". So of course we stopped. He formally introduced himself to Brian and they shook hands. He told me how he and Brian see each other in therapy and he was so impressed with how well Brian is doing. As he talks he starts to cry and apologize for crying. He said that this is a side effect of having a stroke. What a character!
I was also stopped in the hall by Tim who is one of the coordinators at the facility. He told me that they have set up an appointment with Dr. Zamorano on March 16th to see how he's coming along. They will send him there in a wheelchair van and either Rachel or I can ride along. I'll probably just follow in my car and let Rachel go with him. This is very exciting!
The man in the room on the other side of Brian is George. He is a diabetic. He has had part of his left leg amputated, he is blind (or almost there), and is on dialysis. Nice guy, very talkative. Such a difference in the 100 wing.
April is sending Brian out next week for a barium swallow test just to make sure 100% that everything is fine in there. She is very positive that he's fine but since he pulled the plug on the trach she wants a second opinion. After that test they will start to feed him REAL food and begin the weaning of the liquid nourishment. They will also see if he can manage his meds by mouth. If not, he will continue to get them in the belly.
That's it for now...going to see him...just had a shower and hair wash last night...hooray! Til next time, Marcy