We have six wheelchairs in our house, two walkers, three pairs of crutches, a cane, a knee scooter, and an iWalk2.0! Four wheelchairs belong to Ella, one of the pair of crutches belongs to Henry and the rest are Lindsay's.
Lindsay came home from the Marionjoy Rehabilitation Hospital today (5-18-19)...and brought all of her necessities with her. When I arrived at the Rehab Hospital Lindsay was sitting in her wheelchair finishing up her last bit of packing. When our eyes met we both broke into smiles and I went forward to give her a hug. I started to straddle the footplates of the wheelchair when Lindsay said, "Uh uh, I'm standing up for this." She placed her arms on the arms of the wheelchair and got herself up on her one leg. She wrapped her arms around me and we hugged like we've hugged many times before.
Just then a nurse entered the room and found herself a seat. I sat down as well and we proceeded to go over the discharge instructions with her. She talked about safety, complications, and whom to call when questions arise. At the end of it all Lindsay had questions for her and they were answered. Lindsay signed the paperwork and she was free to go. Another nurse came in with a cart and we piled Lindsay's belongings on it. She said a few more goodbyes to the staff that was there and we were on our way.
On the way home we stopped at Oswald's Pharmacy because they have medical equipment of all sorts there. We picked up Lindsay's second walker and bought a second wheelchair (both for upstairs). We piled everything into the car and went home where the kids were waiting anxiously for their mother.
Over the past few days Lindsay ordered equipment to help make her life easier as an amputee. Many of those things had already been delivered and were waiting for us when we got home. I spent some time installing a new shower head with side extensions and will be working on installing and putting together other equipment.
Our life will be different here as the weeks and months go by. Lindsay won't get her permanent prosthetic for a few months and will have to rely on the walker and the wheelchair for the most part. She has to spend time training herself (and her brain) how to do the things she used to do, but doing them without her lower right leg. She still has to keep up on the pain management as well.
We have received so much help in the past week and will continue to receive and need help in the near future. We'll have doctor appointments, support group appointments, kids' activities/appointments, etc.
Life goes on.
We can never really thank everyone for their support that has come in so many forms. We can, however, do our best to rebuild our life...the life we had before the onset of the infection that lasted four years.
Lindsay came home from the Marionjoy Rehabilitation Hospital today (5-18-19)...and brought all of her necessities with her. When I arrived at the Rehab Hospital Lindsay was sitting in her wheelchair finishing up her last bit of packing. When our eyes met we both broke into smiles and I went forward to give her a hug. I started to straddle the footplates of the wheelchair when Lindsay said, "Uh uh, I'm standing up for this." She placed her arms on the arms of the wheelchair and got herself up on her one leg. She wrapped her arms around me and we hugged like we've hugged many times before.
Just then a nurse entered the room and found herself a seat. I sat down as well and we proceeded to go over the discharge instructions with her. She talked about safety, complications, and whom to call when questions arise. At the end of it all Lindsay had questions for her and they were answered. Lindsay signed the paperwork and she was free to go. Another nurse came in with a cart and we piled Lindsay's belongings on it. She said a few more goodbyes to the staff that was there and we were on our way.
On the way home we stopped at Oswald's Pharmacy because they have medical equipment of all sorts there. We picked up Lindsay's second walker and bought a second wheelchair (both for upstairs). We piled everything into the car and went home where the kids were waiting anxiously for their mother.
Over the past few days Lindsay ordered equipment to help make her life easier as an amputee. Many of those things had already been delivered and were waiting for us when we got home. I spent some time installing a new shower head with side extensions and will be working on installing and putting together other equipment.
Our life will be different here as the weeks and months go by. Lindsay won't get her permanent prosthetic for a few months and will have to rely on the walker and the wheelchair for the most part. She has to spend time training herself (and her brain) how to do the things she used to do, but doing them without her lower right leg. She still has to keep up on the pain management as well.
We have received so much help in the past week and will continue to receive and need help in the near future. We'll have doctor appointments, support group appointments, kids' activities/appointments, etc.
Life goes on.
We can never really thank everyone for their support that has come in so many forms. We can, however, do our best to rebuild our life...the life we had before the onset of the infection that lasted four years.
