Dear Friends:
Paul is all settled in at Mount Vernon. He had a very busy day. Dad there early and the transport got there around 11am. The physical therapists at Manor Care came by to say goodbye and request that we come to visit from time to time. Tabby rode in the ambulance with Paul ... quite an experience according to Tabby!! Once they got to the hospital they began the evaluations to see where he is physically and mentally. They've also started doing testing for the Staff infection to see if we can do without the gowns & gloves. For now he is in isolation. We don't really mind that since it gives him a private room! :-) It took a while before the nurse gave him some food (through the tube). When we left tonight they were still looking for a machine to do the automatic feeding. Thursday will be another evaluation day to determine what kind of therapy will be in order and how long they think he will be there. When they decide that we will have a "family meeting" to discuss the course of therapy and what our roles will be. The nurse said that they will also evaluate to determine when they can start weaning him from the trach and eating by mouth to get rid of the feeding tube. Most of the day Paul was pretty alert. He winked at Tabby today!! He watches her constantly and they kiss a lot!! The drive home was very long but we are very happy to finally be in rehab! We believe he will start to excel now!
God Bless, Lynne & Carl
Paul's new address is:
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
2501 Parker's Lane
Alexandria, Virginia 22306
Room 511-2
Direct phone is 703-664-8572 (Paul's room)
Patient information 703-664-7190 or (800) 554-REHAB (7342)
Directions: www.inova.org/inovapublic.srt/imvh/map&directions.jsp?tStatus=23
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