After three days hanging with his homeys in the stroke unit Burt was released this afternoon and was rolled back down the hall to rehab. He was greeted with the triumphant squeaks of old wheelchairs and thuds of clapping walkers. Well, perhaps not, but the nurses were happy to see him and his wife that bakes and tricked out his bed just the way he likes.
The nurses put him back in his original bed next to his old roommate John. They will probably move him to a different room tomorrow, but at least for tonight it was a nice homecoming. Burt’s mood and energy were good today. The much-needed pint of blood seems to have given him a boost and also his stomach feels a little better.
Connie and Wendy kept a close watch on Burt, as David and Gregory were gone for most of the day. David decided he wanted to really put in some karma man hours and spent the day wandering the countryside going to the hospital, then picking his brother up at the train station, taking him to his second driving test (he passed) and then back to hospital.
Meanwhile, Wendy spent the afternoon as the fierce protector of Burt’s sleep, keeping patrol outside of his room to stop and question everyone before they entered and disturbed him. It is a bit absurd how many times a guy who can’t eat has been woken up by a woman with a cart asking if there are any empty food trays to be collected.
The Stern family left Burt asleep and relaxed, ready to go through the rehab evaluations tomorrow, again. Between Burt and Gregory, it has been a full day of… seconds.
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