John is out of the ICU!!! And he walked there!!!
John had a very busy and monumental day. He took a LONG walk in the morning, had dialysis in the afternoon, and then prepared to “check-in” (as he likes to say) to his new room. He walked all the way there!
Since John told everyone that he would not eat until he got moved out of ICU (yes, that is right . . . he refused to eat until he was out), he has not eaten a “real meal” in about two weeks. For his first meal he chose pepperoni pizza and sushi! I took a picture of him giving a thumbs up as he ate it, but it’s on my camera (not phone), and I don’t have the plug to download it. I’ll do that asap though.
He will continue dialysis as needed with the expectation that his kidneys will recover sooner than later. There is still no real talk of when he’ll get to go home. He will have to be able to get up and walk independently before he can leave.
This night last week, at about this time, the nurse called me to tell me, “He nodded his head! He’s awake!” And now, one week later, he’s eating and walking, playing on his phone, and asking a lot of questions to catch up on the GA Bulldogs news. Last night a friend of ours from small group brought him his season tickets, and today he asked me again if I put them in a safe place.
The old John is back, but with a new, strong heart! 🙂
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