Richard has to walk independent of any walkers before he can come home?
For my DH, he would have been in another month. He still uses a cane most of the time.
In our house, we have a half bath downstairs, so as long as DH could walk 20 -30 ft with a walker and go up a single step that would be needed to get into the house, he was good to go.
And if one nurse tells you that, ask another. Make sure what one person says isn't being misunderstood.
When DH was in, two people from PT came in to evaluate if he was ready to go home. They had him stand with walker and after taking a few steps, DH said he was dizzy. They took his BP and it was low. and then they left. 30 mins later someone from social services comes in with a list and says PT recommends he go to rehab , here's a list, where would you like to go? Just out of the blue they are talking rehab, remember this was suppose to be in and out 24 hrs later, not two hospitals 12 days and now rehab???? We had no idea how much all this was costing. DH got very upset. As it turns out, he stayed in the hospital for an extra day, while they got his BP meds under control. Plus some of the dizziness had to do with the stone things in your ear. After he got home, little by little that worked itself out.
I truly can't imagine the burden of having that worry, on top of everything else. How are you making out without the income? I'm sure this sick-leave has been waaaaaay longer than you first imagined. Does his workplace offer short-term disability?That would be frustrating. We keep saying how lucky we are that we won’t be getting a bill at the end of this. He sees his doctor every day or every other day so he’ll clear it up next time he sees him, which I think is tomorrow.
I truly can't imagine the burden of having that worry, on top of everything else. How are you making out without the income? I'm sure this sick-leave has been waaaaaay longer than you first imagined. Does his workplace offer short-term disability?
Wow, you've done great to be hanging in there with that added twist. Is the position still secure for his eventual return? From a moral standpoint, it certainly should be but depending on the workplace, things don't always go the way we think they should.No, his work doesn’t have short term disability. They have long term but it doesn’t kick in for six months. We’re in the process of getting him EI sick benefits. I couldn’t apply for him because I don’t know any of his passwords for those types of sites and he wasn’t able to focus enough to do it until a month ago. So, hopefully that starts up in a few weeks. This disaster has made me realize that we should write down all our passwords in case something like this should ever happen again.
Wow, you've done great to be hanging in there with that added twist. Is the position still secure for his eventual return? From a moral standpoint, it certainly should be but depending on the workplace, things don't always go the way we think they should.
Your point about the passwords is very valid. I remember getting an idea from something I actually read here on the CB about a "Death Binder" (hard-copy, not on a computer drive somewhere) that would basically contain all the information either spouse would need immediately to be able to get through a crisis. Now if we could just actually get it together to compile one... I don't know all the on-line banking information and DH doesn't know our Netflix password. We're both screwed without the other.
Them keeping him a bit longer could be partially due to stamina. I think that they usually want it to a certain level when someone walks and maybe he isn't quite there yet? It'll be interesting to hear what they say.
This is huge!!
Richard was doing his physio this morning and someone let it slip that his potential release day is February 14. They aren’t supposed to focus too hard on a specific day, so she really shouldn’t have said anything but I’m so glad she did. He is going to be focusing on stairs starting in a week or so.
Grace leaves on Feb 11 and he’ll potentially be coming home on the 14th. That will be quite a week. Feb 14 will also be six years since our first date.
Last bit of news, his EI (unemployment benefits) have been approved and we should get the first payment this week. It is going to be packpaid from his first day in the hospital so this takes a HUGE weight off my shoulders.
Today’s been a good day
That would make for a most excellent Valentines Day event.This is huge!!
Richard was doing his physio this morning and someone let it slip that his potential release day is February 14. They aren’t supposed to focus too hard on a specific day, so she really shouldn’t have said anything but I’m so glad she did. He is going to be focusing on stairs starting in a week or so.
Grace leaves on Feb 11 and he’ll potentially be coming home on the 14th. That will be quite a week. Feb 14 will also be six years since our first date.
Last bit of news, his EI (unemployment benefits) have been approved and we should get the first payment this week. It is going to be packpaid from his first day in the hospital so this takes a HUGE weight off my shoulders.
Today’s been a good day