Day 32

From Cousin Tina who just got back from visiting Franky:
In some of the pictures (eating and outside) Franky doesn’t always look so excited, but he really was. He just had a difficult time with his facial muscles showing his expressions at times, as well as the cameraman not getting the picture fast enough! My goal [...]

Day 30

Well, I know that I said I would update weekly, but I really had a good conversation with my brother last night so I thought I would go ahead and update now. My cousin Tina has been with him the last past couple of days and she mentioned she had tons of pictures to [...]

Day 27

Well, as you can see I did not post this past week. A couple of reasons for that. First, I am not there anymore and I don’t have info available as easy as before. And secondly, there is not much going on…changes are down to a minimum. With that being said, [...]

Day 22

A busy day for many. Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy all did their assessments today. Franky managed to have his first official shower during his occupational therapy today. He was thrilled, although after the ordeal he was very tired and could only think of returning to bed.
Tomorrow we will find [...]

Day 21

Franky was ready to leave this morning when we walked in. He slept really well the night before and was counting the minutes until he was transferred. We were told it would take place at 4pm and I was a little bummed because I would be missing it.
After getting clearance from the nurse, [...]

Day 20

Grumpy! That’s what we saw when we walked in this morning. Franky was getting spoon fed and he was not happy. To be honest he was being flat out rude. In his defense, the nurse was treating him like a 2 year old and was asking to check his mouth before [...]

Day 19

When we walked in this morning we found Franky sitting up in his chair sitting in the dark. He seemed a little disoriented and was trying to tell us about his experience with his new nurses. Let’s just say that he is not a big fan of the new floor.
The nurse reported she [...]

Day 18

First thing in the morning mom and I visited Healthsouth. We really liked the facility and hope that Franky ends up there. That would be the best place for him.
When we finally arrived to the hospital we found out that Franky had been outside for a little while in his wheelchair. He [...]

Day 17

Today was a really busy day, but a really good day. It started off with a meeting to discuss Franky’s next step. We ended up finding out that his insurance DOES cover residential rehab, but they were not preauthorizing it due to some evaluations that were missing. So yesterday everyone was busy [...]

Day 16

Today was such a long day. I walked in to see Franky sitting in his chair. He looked different. Then I realized he had gotten a hair cut. He really looked good. He was very alert. He was even exploring his scar. Since he was so alert, we [...]