Dad is scheduled to be released to come home on Thursday!!! He has been really anxious to get home, so they are going to go ahead and let him return home with the feeding tube still in place. He will have a home nurse who will help with that, and Mom will be trained on how to work it as well.
Dad will also still be receiving physical, speech, and occupational therapy. The therapists will come to his home to do that at first, and then he will be going to a clinic at TOSH for his therapy.
Tomorrow Dad has an appointment with his wrist surgeon. We are hoping they will be able to take the unwieldy exterior hardware off of his arm at that point.
Thursday Dad is scheduled for a minor eyelid surgery. Currently his right eye is very uncomfortable because it isn't closing all they way, so his eye keeps getting dried out. This surgery should help his eyelid to work more properly and also make Dad's appearance better. He should be released for home sometime after the surgery.
Dad continues to make progress mentally and physically. He seems so much more "with it" the last few days - just like the Dad we know. Physically he is walking a bit more steadily now as well. One of the medical professionals indicated that his dizziness and unsteadiness could have partly been caused by the loss of hearing in his right ear. His body needed to adjust to that.
Coming home should help speed up Dad's progress. He is ready to be home and we are all ready to see him back home as well.
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