Saturday, February 2, 2008

David had a weekend pass to the Fisher House, which meant that we could practice taking care of him all by ourselves again. Well, that didn't really happen. We were subject to the new rule that patients couldn't stay overnight at the Fisher House. However, we had fun anyways. We took David and another patient, Jason, out for breakfast at Denny's. Then to the movies to see "Over Her Dead Body", a Mexican restaurant, and Best Buy. It was fun but nerve racking too. I have never noticed so many inclines, declines, curbs, different textures on the ground for him to walk on and over. He walked everywhere with his cane and did really well. He has a "gait belt" that he wears under his jacket that we hold onto in case he loses his balance, which he did a few times but no falling! We joked about how many times it would take for me saving his balance, to make up for me missing him when he fell backwards last week! He won't let me live that down! Back home, we played some cards and then left him in his 'luxurious' room at the hospital. (His room that is larger than ours at the Fisher House!)

Patty