Well Steven is now onto the next phase of his recovery...he was moved out of TICU today. Little bit of a shock to our system too...staff is not as attentive as they were in ICU, but he will make it through.
He has a roommate...which I think may be good. He is an older gentleman who seems to have his wits about him. Steven cannot call a nurse if he has a problem, so hopefully, if his roommate hears any fussing, he can call the nurse for Steven.
He is in the canopy bed...this bed is kind of like a big person play pen...it has zipper sides which are made of a cloth/rope mesh. We can unzip the sides while we visit, and zip him back up when we leave. Not an easy thing for us to do that's for sure. I know it's for his safety...but was just a little strange. Luckily he fell asleep about 10 min before we left and somehow Patrick zipped it up without him waking up.
I actually feel like he was a little better this evening from this afternoon. He said a few words tonight...Hi and bye. He tried to tell us something a few times but we could not understand what he was saying. It was frustrating for all of us.
He's still trying to get those damn mitts off so he can pull out his tubes and IV's. I think this is the most difficult part...can't wait until he is off these things. So afraid he will hurt himself.
Patrick gave him a picture of his grandma ducks today...Grandma ducks was Steven's nickname for her. He took the picture in his hand and looked at it for a while. Was amazing to see.
Not sure how long he will be on this floor. Really depends on his progress. After this he will go to Rehab treatment. Can't wait for it.
Unfortunately, they would not let me stay in his room with him tonight. One reason is because he is sharing a room and the other is because he is staying in the tent bed. I was going to stay to hopefully prevent him from getting up and getting hurt...but he definitely won't be able to get out of that bed. His nurse only has 4 patients...which I don't think is terrible. I have faith that they will take great care of him.
Definitely a busy day for us all so...goodnight world...Patrick and I are sleep walking right now :)
As always, please keep praying...love you all :)
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