Tuesday, April 24, 2007

4/24-4/25 - The New Room

We've physically moved from the ICU to the rehabilitation wing. We haven't actually been dismissed from the care of the ICU medical staff, and haven't yet been reassigned to the rehabilitation medical staff. We're somewhere in between. I think it means he's stable enough to be moved out of ICU, but not yet strong enough to begin the 3+ hours of physical rehabilitation that they have planned.

Wednesday is a dialysis day, so that takes up a big chunk of the day. He doesn't get in-room dialysis anymore, so he'll need hospital transport down to the dialysis unit and transport back. That should take up the bulk of the afternoon. If you are planning to visit, please call first to coordinate.

The rehab wing is really nice. The most noticeable change is how quiet the floor is. No alarms, no beeping, no crying. The rooms are nice too, with six foot couches that double as beds. It's nice to be able to sleep without unfolding anything.

We received the first written pathology report for the kidney biopsy, and I don't understand a single word of it. Each of the words used in the report has a Scrabble value in excess of 100. It doesn't have any smiley faces or gold stars on it, so I presume it's consistent with what we were previously told.

On the entertainment front, we've begun a steady diet of Yu Gi Oh GX and Pokemon Advanced, each of which is the sequel to the previous anime series. It will take me some time to warm up to the new characters (since I haven't seen each episode 10 times yet). It's like getting used to Cousin Oliver on the Brady Bunch.

Since Jacob probably qualifies for the Make a Wish program, Jen and I were discussing where he would like to go if given the choice. Since Pallet Town (Pokemon) and Battle City (Yu Gi Oh) don't actually exist, our predictions are either 1.) whatever the site of the Yu Gi Oh championships is, or 2.) Nickelodeon Suites in Orlando, which we've already been to ad nauseam. Any suggestions? We promised ourselves not to suggest anything self-serving (like the Tour de France).

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Jen and Larry: That's a nice bedroom, cozy, bright, bigger than the other one and hopefully Jake will have a complete recover at this place.
We continue praying and wishing his kidneys resume normal function pretty soon.

You are always in our prayers.

Lilly and Ivan

Anonymous said...

Dear Jen, Larry and Jacob,

The "move" is such great news! We know you'll be between the two departments for awhile, but your new disgs sound like a more soothing place to continue recovery.

Gianpaul has been dying to visit with Jacob. I guess GP has lots of "important" stuff to discuss with Jake. I also imagine all Jake's buddies will be clamoring to get in to see him and so I will be sure to call ahead to see if he might be up for a visit this weekend.

Miss seeing you guys. Keep up the good work -- all of you! xoxo

Camille, Paul, Gianpaul & Giuliana

CLG said...

Good progress - thanks for the update.
I suggest a Disney cruise; call me old fashioned but I hope my kids are as interested as I am.

Anonymous said...

Dear Jen, Larry and Jacob,
All of our thoughts and prayers are with you. I will continue to check in and pray for his recovery.
Our wishes,
Mindy, Mitch and Sam Blum

Unknown said...

Dear Larry, Jen & Jacob,

Excellent news! Glad to hear he has moved onto the rehab floor. May he continue to improve each and every day. Our thoughts and prayers are with you always.

Kevin, Sharon & Emily

Unknown said...

YAAAAA !!!!! Your gettin better..
Keep up the good recovery. I'm very proud of you'all ; your strength,your faith, your love.

See you soon..Dad

Anonymous said...

Thank G-d!!!! We would love to see you all soon.
Love,
Eduardo, Daniel and Cindy Dana

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad to hear Jacob is making progress. My thoughts are with you all.

With Make A Wish, Jacob doesn't have to limit himself to a trip...Jacob can make a wish like an ultimate backyard playground with a cool clubhouse, a super cool bedroom, an in-house arcade, whatever, as long as it isn't obviously the parent's wish (they hate that kind of thing)...My mom volunteers with Make A Wish. Some of the kids have gotten brand new bedrooms (a la Extreme Makeovers), trips to Hawaii, big screen televisions...It is a wonderful organization. Jacob certainly deserves the spoiling!

Alysa