Health Update:
Stephany (Mom) is slowly recovering. Her pain level is up and down, she is more mentally alert than two days ago, and really good news, her appetite has increased and she is eating more regularly. It is too soon to tell how much the surgery is helping reduce her leg pain as she is still in pain from the surgery itself.
After consulting with her medical team, the decision was made yesterday to keep her in the hospital for her post-surgery rehab. North Kansas City Hospital has a reputable acute inpatient rehabilitation unit, which her doctors and PTs believe she needs given the added rehab challenges she will face with her Parkinson's.
She was moved there last night and began rehab this morning. How long she stays there will be based on her rate of progress, but they anticipate about a week, give or take a couple of days.
It is a little more relaxed than the hospital, i.e. she can wear street clothes. However, her rehab program will be fairly extensive and intense, about three hours a day. She has requested no visitors during this next phase, as she really needs to rest when she's not in therapy. She wants to recover enough to return home, and we are optimistic she will be ready for visitors at that point.
We have been reading her all of your emails, FB comments and other messages. She wants to pass along, "Thank you for the hugs and kisses." She is feeling the love.
Any questions, etc. please let us know. We will post another update as her discharge date approaches, or if there are any other notable developments.
Thanks again, so very much, for your care and concern.
John, Ashley, Blake
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