September 27, 2010

Well we are down to only 7 more days here at the hospital. Can't wait to get home.
Today we worked on car transfers, with just Nick and I doing the transfers, without the therapist helping. We did really good. We make a good team.
Nick also had some more wheel chair races. He won the first race and lost the second one. Where he does the races he has corners he has to go around, ramps to climb, carpet to move on. It can get very difficult at times, but he does really well. It is good practice for him when he gets home.
There are special stretches we have to do with his legs, so we did more practicing on them today also. From here on out they are going to really be vocusing on things we have already learned, but just making sure that Nick and I are knowledgable in them and comfortable.
Tonight we learned about the lovenox shots he has to have for the next couple of weeks. The best part about the shot is it has to go in the belly and he doesn't feel it at all, but he is getting to have little polka dots on his belly from having shots in the morning and the evening.
Nicks legs have gotten really skinny. I tell him he now officially has chicken legs. He is not able to keep the ted hose up on his legs because they are so tiny. He is wearing the smallest they have.
Someone asked Nick the other day what the first thing he was going to do when he got home. His response was "tease my sisters" I guess that won't change.