Shave and a hair cut

Two bits! Bob got a shave and a hair cut today. He looks very nice.

Bob is doing well without the feeding tube and drank some liquids again. A nurse unknowingly gave him a pill to swallow with a glass of water and even thought Bob is not at that stage yet, he did fine. It was another one of the hospital's missteps, but it didn't end as badly as it could have.

Bob's physical therapy is now focused on his core, or midsection. Bob is improving his control over his trunk and neck. This will help him use a wheel chair later on.

Bob got visits from my uncle Felipe and my grandmother in the morning. My uncle lives in the United States and brought some clothes from here that I had mailed him. They are comfortable pants to make traveling more bearable. Tio Felipe also brought nice toiletries as a present for Bob and necklace making supplies from Tia Marilu as a present for my mom to help her pass the time. My cousin Pedro visited in the afternoon. Pedro made Bob a daily calendar. It was the therapist's idea to supply Bob with a means of telling the days apart. I think that since it is February, they were hard to find at the store but Pedro came to the rescue!

My mom spoke with the stroke program director at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston today. This is most likely the place where Bob will be for a few weeks once he returns to the United States. I visited the Rehabilitation Hospital last week and was impressed by it.

There is a lot to work out logistically for Bob's transfer home and the process has started. We still don't have a certain date for his return to the United States, but we are hoping for sometime next week.

Thanks for reading and keep the positive thoughts and prayers coming.