November 17

Ok--Granny has been relocated to the Lakewood Nursing & Rehab Center, 2323 McCain Blvd, North Little Rock, AR 72116. The phone # to the Rehab Center is (501) 791-2323, however, Granny does not have a phone in her room so don't call her yet. I have the option to sign up for cable TV and phone service, but Granny wasn't ready to do that yet--not sure how long she will be there, and didn't want a lot of stuff if she wasn't going to be there long.

The Center provided transportation for Granny from the hospital about 2pm. Granny had been sitting up in a chair since 10:15am. The Physical Therapist who came in at 9:30am wanted Granny to walk around, but since her blood pressure went from 103 to under 70 when she stood up, she decided not to walk her anywhere. So, Granny had been sitting in the chair--unable to take any naps--until about 3:30pm after checking into the rehab center. She was totally exhausted. I left for 30minutes to get her some things from home and when I got back, she had taken a little nap and was being initially evaluated by the physical therapist onsite. She looked 100% better after that little nap, and the therapist said she was doing extremely well for just getting out of the hospital.

With a few items from home and a different setting, I think Granny is going to do well at the rehab center and will be coming home pretty quick. She had a real good attitude when I left her this evening. Get this--her meal had a corn dog in it, and she actually said it tasted good. Is that amazing, or what?

The rehab center is litterally 2 blocks from the house--I can pop back and forth within 2 minutes if she needs anything. I can go see her any time--24 hours a day. SO...it's looking good so far. Tomorrow she will have her first therapy session. I'm currently working on some laundry for her and will be going back to work tomorrow.

Candice & Jared sent Granny a card--here's a picture of her looking at it in the hospital this morning. I think she enjoyed it, don't you?