Sunday, 26 April 2015

I got up very early this morning but didn't go out for a walk. Instead, I did my other morning routines and was out of the house at about 6:30 and out of town around 6:45 (after stopping to gas up -- one ALWAYS fills in Eilat because the fuel is cheaper here due to the fact that we are exempt from tax).

I was in a somber but resigned mood because I fully expected David's condition NOT to have improved. But it was a pleasant trip anyway, listening to a nice new playlist of music that I had put together earlier.

When I finally got to the hospital in Be'er Sheva, I was in for a big, and VERY happy, surprise! Not only was David breathing on his own, he was alert and no more confused than he has usually been in recent months.

I got to meet the amazing doctor who had called me in the middle of the night when David arrived there. He's just as great in person as he was on the phone. I had to laugh when he apologized for his English, because he actually speaks VERY fluently and well.

The physical therapist came in while I was there and directed David through some very simple movements in bed, which he was able to do quite well. He also was able to sit up, but he was a little wobbly and unstable, and he wasn't able to stand at all. Overall, though, he was in amazingly good condition. The physical therapist and the social worker and a nurse from Maccabi, our kupat kholim (HMO), who also came there to check on him, are working on getting him into the Bayit B'Lev rehab hospital here in Eilat. It's not as well equipped for rehabilitation as the one he was in before, in Bat Yam, but we're not sure how much of that will work for David, anyway. It's also important for him to be close to home so that I can visit him daily. Even then, it will probably be hard to convince him to stay there -- he's always wanting to come home from ANY other place, even when he's obviously not able to. In any case, he'll still be there in Soroka Hospital (in Be'er Sheva) until at least tomorrow or the next day.

The drive back was also pleasant, and my overall mileage for the trip was over 47 mpg, even though I was running the A/C for the entire trip back.

After resting a bit, I went out a did a quick trip to Shufersal for a few groceries.