Tuesday's Gone

Good Evening Everyone! It's late in the evening, the Olympics are on the TV, and Cindy is napping periodically (actually more napping than periodically). Today has been a good day. Cindy continues to make progress in all areas. In my non-professional opinion she has made substantial strides (pardon the pun) in her ability to ambulate. This morning when the physical therapy folks came, she was able to get up and off the bed almost solely on her own power. Then using a walker and with the PT techs at her side, she walked from her room to the end of the hall (about 80 feet). She sat down for a couple of minutes and performed some exercises the tech suggested, and then returned to the room the same way she left. Her strength and endurance is very low, her gait is not yet completely steady, and she still has some balance issues, but she is way beyond where she was. Praise the Lord!
We are not sure at this time what the next few days will hold. We are hoping that Cindy will be able to move from Carolinas Medical Center to the CMC Rehab hospital here on the same campus, possibly as early as Wednesday (tomorrow), however there are some insurance issues to deal with prior to knowing if or where we will go.
We have been away from home for 11 days now. Our friend, Shirley has been picking up the mail, watering the flowers/plants, washing my mom's clothes, and taking care of other things around the house. We left home in a hurry, and Cindy did not have the clothes she will need if she goes to rehab, so we contacted our friend, Diane (who along with our friend, Robin has been checking on my mom at Mary Gran Nursing Center). Diane picked up the mail from the house and she also gathered some clothes, etc. for Cindy, and took them to the Clinton Cape Fear Farm Credit office. Our friend and co-worker, Randy along with his wife, Bonnie brought the clothes, mail, and some work opportunites to Raleigh where I met them late this afternoon. It was good to get back out on the open road, and see some home folks. Randy and Bonnie took me out to eat at Logan's at White Oak Crossing. Their meeting me there saved about 2 1/2 hours by not having to go all the way to Clinton, and the steak was delicious. Our friend, Debbie was with Cindy much of the time I was on the road.
God is so good! We are just so blessed to have friends, family, and even strangers (friends we haven't met yet) to share this journey with us, and be so willing to pitch in where they can to help us, in addition to all the thoughts and prayers that they have lifted up, and that we have been the beneficiaries of. Thought for the day....."A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." Proverbs 17:17.