A Very Special Day!

Hey guys! What can I say today was another great day! I arrived this morning, with kids and J in tow, to an empty room. Dad was in his first session of physical therapy. Sara and Jeff had the privilege of watching his session. We met Uncle Darryl, Aunt Jan, and Doug in the waiting room. After about five minutes Jeff came to get us to let us know Dad was back in his room. The kids eagerly rushed in! They were very excited to see Dad and he was excited as well. He was showered with lots of kisses and hugs from everyone. I was so surprised to see him in his sweats and T-shirt! This was the first day he has gotten to wear clothes. The catheter was removed this morning . Braden and Avery were very helpful with giving him drinks, and they also helped him pick out his meals for tomorrow. I could hardly hold back the tears but I must say I did a pretty good job. Avery spent a good portion of our time in bed with Dad. It was priceless!!!! Sara and Jeff said they were in the therapy room for almost two hours this morning. Their report was that he did a really good job, and that they didn't hesitate working him like crazy. They actually had him walking today without the walker. He did have a safety belt around him that the therapist holds on to him with and walks behind him, but to my knowledge he did all of the work by himself. He was pretty exhausted, but still had some energy for his company. I know he had several visitors today,besides the morning crew, that included Alyssa, Sherry and Brad, and last but not least Mike, Tina, Carson, and Brooklynn. Mike said Carson also sat in bed with Dad quite a bit! They too had the chance to see Dad's second therapy session of the day. Mike said he did awesome. Tomorrow will be Dad's day off so it's back to work on Monday! I hope I get to see one of these sessions soon. That's all for tonight, but I will be reporting tomorrow night hopefully with yet another great day! Love, Amy