Annie, I hope I have done this correctly and thanks for the chance to participate! Mom's address is 612 Wicklow Lane, Brookings, SD 57006 (The lady has lived in the same house for 50 plus years with four different addresses!)
I spent from Monday until noon today (Fri) with Mom. She is doing marvelously well! Today she was "transferred" from acute care to "swing bed" status. (No room change.) No, her bed does not swing! It means only that she is no longer in need of acute care but does need rehabilitation. She is working with both PT and OT in preparation for going home. We have heard from two weeks to 20 days. I am betting on two weeks or less. And then to home. Mom had surgery on Monday (3/14), a replacement of the ball of the hip joint. She was full weight bearing when they got her up on Wednesday, which went fairly well. Thursday she needed two units of blood (she insisted she wanted Irish blood only), and then there was no stopping her. She walked fifty feet Thursday and did some grueling exercises as well as beginning with Occupational Therapy (dressing, etc.). Friday she repeated the fifty feet and exercises in the morning then did about 200 feet and exercises in the afternoon.
I would give all of you her direct phone number but she has many visitors and phone calls and she really needs to work on rehab! When she goes home Susan, Sheila, Scott, Val, Stacia, Sharon
and I will work a rotation to be with her 24 hours a day for a while at least. We/she would be glad to have you visit any time (without charge for use of facilities Tom!) And she certainly loves to get cards.
Annie, thank you again for being allowed to participate!