I’m truly sorry I don’t have the gumption to write out long detailed posts of all the gritty details. I have goals, the timelines on those goals have just shifted a little.
Here are some small victories I can share with you about Brady in his recovery!
Yesterday, Brady was moved from an observation room into a much nicer room with fewer people and a bathroom. I think its still considered an observation to an extent, but no staff are posted in it. It seems like a middle ground between observation and standard patient care!
When he was moved, a few things happened. A PT/OT team came up to help him “try” to get into his wheelchair, which came very easy. They actually laughed and said he clearly doesn’t need them. They left thanking him for humouring them, lol! It felt good.
Also when Brady was moved, the decision was made to leave his IV unhooked. He had started to be allowed to drink liquids and they decided to trust him to stay hydrated enough on his own. And he has!
This morning, before I got to the hospital to see him, he told me they decided to remove his catheter. This is REALLY wonderful, because as you may or may not remember, bathroom stuff is somewhat different and a lot more vulnerable for paraplegics, and frankly, anyone with nerve damage. So the fact that Brady can manage his bathroom stuff makes it extra sucky when he isn’t really allowed to. So today, the catheter came out and the man could pee in a toilet again! Victory!!
My favorite one! Bradys brain drain is out!! That is SO wonderful, not only because it was super gross, haha! But also because it means all the active bleeding has stopped! Praise the Lord!!
Top three questions!
How is Brady doing? He’s pretty good. Very tired. He’s having to stay on top of his meds pretty closely to manage the headache, but he is managing it. He is feeling more himself each day.
Is it cancer? No one knows yet. Pathology is a few weeks out, and there will be follow up scans to see if they got it all or not.
When is he coming home? Probably not too far from now, honestly! The general belief is just a few days! Which seems a bit crazy, but if all thats left is resting up, who wouldn’t rather do that at home?! So. Hopefully early this next week 🤞
Today, while we visited, we sipped Tims coffee and ate some puffed wheat squares that our neighbour had baked for us 💜 We turned on a little Netflix and both ended up dozing off. It felt SO comfy and normal. Goodness I miss that man.
Come home soon, Brady 💜 You are dearly loved.