Laura's Babies
03-11-2006, 03:48 PM
Eddie was discharged from the hospital on Feb. 9 and has been living at home and doing his physical therapy close to home. I just got word yesterday that he is now DRIVING again and even working on his old car to get it running again. (I don't think the doctors will be happy about that though.) ALL open wounds are now HEALED, no more bandages!
Regina told me they have informed her that this time at home is only a break from the hospital and he will be going back for 2 to 3 more years for many, many surgeries. One of his hands will have to be completely rebuilt from the inside out, his shoulder will have to have surgery and so will his elbo and goodness know what else. I don't think at this point that we really want to know all that.
She is worse on him than a drill sargent making sure he stays active and not sit around and become helpless. She has him fixing his own food in between meals when he wants something to eat, cleaning his room, doing his own laundry and cleaning the house and helping her out any way she can dream of. Now that he can drive, she will have him drive himself to physical therapy and do some of the Mom Taxie things. She wants 100% of her husband back and doing everything in her power to get him back as best she can... otherwise he will just sit in the recliner and watch TV and actually become helpless. WAY TO GO GIRL! His compression garments for his lower body has been ordered and he will be required to wear those 23 hours a day and they do help with the burn scarring, I have seen that myself.
Keep at it Eddie and you will come back 100%!
Regina told me they have informed her that this time at home is only a break from the hospital and he will be going back for 2 to 3 more years for many, many surgeries. One of his hands will have to be completely rebuilt from the inside out, his shoulder will have to have surgery and so will his elbo and goodness know what else. I don't think at this point that we really want to know all that.
She is worse on him than a drill sargent making sure he stays active and not sit around and become helpless. She has him fixing his own food in between meals when he wants something to eat, cleaning his room, doing his own laundry and cleaning the house and helping her out any way she can dream of. Now that he can drive, she will have him drive himself to physical therapy and do some of the Mom Taxie things. She wants 100% of her husband back and doing everything in her power to get him back as best she can... otherwise he will just sit in the recliner and watch TV and actually become helpless. WAY TO GO GIRL! His compression garments for his lower body has been ordered and he will be required to wear those 23 hours a day and they do help with the burn scarring, I have seen that myself.
Keep at it Eddie and you will come back 100%!