Standing Tall

It's Karen. Hi friends and family! I just wanted to post a quick update. Dad started his last session of physical therapy for today shortly after I arrived. I was happy to meet the 'favorite' P.T., Collin, and I told him I had heard good things so far about him, but I was here now to decide for myself. No pressure. LOL. He is super nice and you can tell he genuinely cares about dad's recovery. He had my dad stand up today, in the 'machine' as described earlier by Ryan. My dad stood for almost 20 min. It was nice to see him 'tall' again. (I guess it was especially noticeable because when I introduced myself to Collin he said, 'oh Karen...let's see, you are the short sister' as I had been described to him by my other siblings. Rach...you might be the only one who understands. Thanks to my siblings. Glad the only thing that could come to their mind about how to describe me was....short. ;0) jk Anyway, I was so proud of dad for standing for so long. It is extremely exhausting for him to do this....but when Collin asked him he needed a break, dad said 'no' and he kept standing. Good for you Dad! After therapy we came back and got settled in his room. I gave him a 'reward' for doing so well....a blended root beer float from Sonic! YUM! His eyes got big with that news, and he loved every sip! I read him the recent posts to his FB page, and he loves those. There were several very funny ones, and dad and I both had tears in our eyes from laughing so hard. (Not sure if that is good or bad for his blood pressure....I'm hoping good!) Keep the messages coming please! :) Anyway, I am just heading out now, and Sharon is taking over. We just enjoyed a very welcome visit from Ef & Lois. Dad was happy to see them and Ef and Dad look quite the pair....Ef in his wheelchair and dad in the hospital bed. Next time we want to get a picture of them side by side wheeling down the hall of the hospital together. That's all for now!