Good Evening, All;
HOORAY!!!!! Jack was released from the hospital today!!!! Sandra picked him up this afternoon, and took him to Manor Care, a physical therapy facility on Johnson Ferry Road in Marietta, GA. (This is excellent, since we have experience with the facility and with Walter, the therapist - this is the place Jack went after his hip surgery about five years ago). We don't know how long he will be here, but he is incredibly happy to be out of the hospital, and he's very optimistic about going home soon.
On behalf of Sandra, Darcus and our entire family, we want to thank you all for your cards, letters, telephone calls, prayers, balloons, and every thought you had about us during the past four weeks. I'm not sure we could have made it without each of you. Thank you!!!
With today's milestone, this will be the last post we make to the Tolliver Family Blog. Jack has his cell phone on the night stand, and he can talk most anytime (except when he and Walter are "working"). Thank you again, from the bottom of our hearts, and God bless you all.
Sincerely,
Chip & Sandra
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Monday - Day 26
Good Morning, All!!
I'm back!!! For those of you who don't know, I have been out of town for the past week, but came back late yesterday, and spent a couple of hours with Jack at the hospital last night.
While I was there, the kidney doctor (renal specialist, for those of you who are not "medically challenged") came in the room with the wonderful news that Jack would probably not have to endure any more dialysis. The kidneys are slowly, but surely coming up to speed, but they are the last "link" in what has become a very long chain.
He has been spending some time each day with the physical therapist (after laying in bed for three weeks, it's almost like having to learn to walk all over again), and he seems to be getting stronger by the day.
Sandra and Darcus have continued to "rotate" nights at the hospital (it must be a Tolliver thing; they aren't going to allow him to spend the night at the hospital alone, and I am very proud of them both!), but the end is in sight.
The latest is that if things to continue to progress as they have been, we're looking at getting Jack "outta there" the middle of this week!!! YAAAAAYEEEEEE!!!!!
We'll let you know more as we move through the week.
Chip
I'm back!!! For those of you who don't know, I have been out of town for the past week, but came back late yesterday, and spent a couple of hours with Jack at the hospital last night.
While I was there, the kidney doctor (renal specialist, for those of you who are not "medically challenged") came in the room with the wonderful news that Jack would probably not have to endure any more dialysis. The kidneys are slowly, but surely coming up to speed, but they are the last "link" in what has become a very long chain.
He has been spending some time each day with the physical therapist (after laying in bed for three weeks, it's almost like having to learn to walk all over again), and he seems to be getting stronger by the day.
Sandra and Darcus have continued to "rotate" nights at the hospital (it must be a Tolliver thing; they aren't going to allow him to spend the night at the hospital alone, and I am very proud of them both!), but the end is in sight.
The latest is that if things to continue to progress as they have been, we're looking at getting Jack "outta there" the middle of this week!!! YAAAAAYEEEEEE!!!!!
We'll let you know more as we move through the week.
Chip
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