After a good day with therapy and no oxygen on Saturday, dad had a slight set back Sunday. The chest x-ray results say he has pneumonia. He is on Zithromax and the doctor will continue to monitor the situation. He has been able to stay off the oxygen for the past three days, so if [...]

Just spoke with mom who seemed in better spirits today. Dr. Hokah (sp?), their GP, has extended dad’s stay in rehab for another week. He’s been a bit better about doing his physical therapy, but is still very weak and tired most of the time. His incisions are all healing nicely. So, now it’s just [...]

Nancy spoke to the doctor yesterday (Thursday). She was able to get some answers to many of the questions I had about Dad’s recovery. Here’s some of what she found out transformed into a Q&A format: Q: Will Dad have the same life-long lifting restrictions as Aunt Rosemary (who had surgery in August 2001 for [...]

I apologize for the lack of posts.  Most of the “news” the past few days has been about bureaucratic hassles–insurance companies, rehab facilities with no cardiac rehab specialists, etc.  And a patient who thinks he can talk his way out of rehab but seems to just want to be waited on. Of course, these types [...]

Hello everyone, Just saw dad at the rehab center. He looks better but is very weak. It took a long time for him to eat lunch but at least he does it on his own. He does the breathing exercises but not as often as he should (once an hour). He is back on the [...]

Well, apparently he was so crabby and bossy yesterday that they decided to kick him out   Not really.  He thought he was going “home” but is actually on his way to the Southern Ocean County Rehab in Manahawkin.  Just down the street from home. More details once he gets settled there. Cindy