Visited Pop at CareOne

Hi All,

I went up to visit Pop at CareOne today and met up with Nan and Dick. Unfortunately, I got out of the house a little late, so my visit conflicted a bit with the rehabilitation sessions he's now getting (2 hours per day now!)

His eyes were focusing MUCH better today and they were mostly open when I was visiting him. They put him in a wheelchair during the day and the extra elevation is helping! He was coughing / gurgling less, and he was more alert than in the past. He's no longer on a nasal feeding tube like his was in Overlook. Since he had the PEG put in, he looks MUCH more comfortable.

He was moving his mouth and making grunting noises. When I brought up him bringing all the beach umbrellas in Wildwood, he grunted with what looked like a wry smile. :) I held his hands and he was squeezing back with both; his right was a lot stronger than this left today. When it was time for him to go back to rehab, he continued to clutch my hand and look at me. It was very sweet. Either that, or he didn't want to go back to rehab. :)

I'll keep you posted!

Love,
Jason