A Simple Timeline

A Simple Timeline...

March 9, 2014- Admitted to St E with minor symptoms (on eve of move from house to condo*)
March 10- Guillain-Barre diagnosis and progression to full paralysis and intubation
March 12- Transfer to University Hospital NSICU
March 12-26- NSICU at UC
March 26-27- Brief stay at LTAC- Drake Hospital at Christ
March 27- Emergency surgery for bleeding trach, transfer to SICU
March 28-April 14- SICU at Christ (pneumonia and PE treatment)
April 14-19- MICU at Christ
April 19th- Transferred back to Drake Hospital (at Christ) ROOM 3083 (Easter weekend)
July 31- First time outside in 21 weeks
August 25- First meal in 5 1/2 months
October 16- 67th birthday at Drake
October 31- MICU at Christ for treatment of pneumonia and MRSA infection
November 17th- Return to Drake Hospital (at Christ)
Thanksgiving-Christmas-47th Anniversary- New Year 2015
January 17th- Hematoma (dealt with for about a month following)
March 19- 2 weeks off the ventilator! Trach capped for first time ;)
April 4&5- Baptism service and Easter
April 20- "So long" party with Drake staff
April 23- Move to Providence Pavilion rehab center in Covington, KY
May 26- June 10th- St E hospital (trach out, MRSA treatment)
June 10th- moved to Gateway Rehab in Florence, KY (feeding tube removed)
July 2nd- moved to Rosedale Green in Latonia, KY
August 8th- first time sitting in the seat of a car in 17 months
Oct 16th- 68th birthday party at Rosedale
November 26th- Thanksgiving with family+ at the Rickerts
*November 27th- first time in condo since purchase*
January, 2016- began using a motorized wheelchair controlled by head
July 10- move to HealthSouth rehab to prepare for move to assisted living
July 28, 2016- moved to Elmcroft Assisted Living in Florence, KY. After 871 long nights apart finally sharing a roof with wife again!!
August 2018- moved out of Elmceoft. Steve to Emerald Trace. Nancy to the condo.

Friday, January 8, 2016

Happy New Year (From Nancy)

Hi, everyone,
Happy New Year!  I am looking forward to this year as I expect Steve to continue his progress get home!

We had our family Christmas this last weekend and enjoyed all our family in town, Becky and Alex and their kids, Josh and Diksha.  Also, Tim and Flora and their kids Emma, Aidan, Finn and Evy.  Yes, Steve got to come home again, thanks to this family manpower.  They carried him across the threshold:)  We enjoyed a late Christmas dinner and opened presents.  

The next night, the process was repeated as Steve journeyed up to the family "cootie" party, where 67 gag and real presents were "won" by rolling dice and drawing cooties. There were were 13 adults and 12 teenagers/children whooping it up and strategizing to pick the presents that might hold something they actually want:)  Steve made it the whole four hours and then returned to Rosedale.

There are improvements in Steve every week and his therapists see a rate of increasing return of strength and ability to do more and more.  He has practiced on a transfer board a few times, even without  the use of his hands.  He bicycled full rotations for over a hundred revolutions several times.  He can sit up erectly without support for up to a half hour.  He uses the iPad a great deal for email, research and Netflix.  He enjoys having new mail in his inbox:)

Please stay tuned....more victory to come!

Love
Nancy and Steve

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