Day after Packer Victory Day

Tomorrow is the big day...dad's care conference. We will talk about how he is doing and a timeline/plan for going home.

Got some great family stories from dad today. Grandpa's Grandpa left Germany for the US because he was a professor at the University of Bonn and got in political trouble. He hid on a boat in a barrel of apples to make good his escape. Also on board was a young woman who had been sent on a cruise by her family to help her through her grieving for her husband who had just died. By the end of the trip, she was married to the apple barrel professor. We also talked about Grandma's Grandpa, whose family originally emigrated to Canada, and then moved to South Dakota. Grandpa Robinson was the first white boy born in Turner County, South Dakota, and claimed to have played marbles with Chief Sitting Bull when he was a little boy. The final story was about the Sumpters (Grandma's side of the family). Grandma's ancestor was the first woman postman in the US, and worked a route around Mitchell, SD. Her husband had left her, and she needed some way to make money and postman was the job available. Part of her route required that she cross a river, so there would always be men there to tie two logs to either side of her wagon to help her float across. She did it with her daughter in the wagon beside her, since there was no one to leave the baby with.

Dad did well with OT and PT today and Ron talked to his doctor. They are considering adrenal insufficiency as a possible cause for his fatigue. Dr. Wong stopped by this evening. Very nice man, I think he works 24 hours a day.

Peace and love,
Robin

For Ron:
Blood pressure/heart rate before OT
Lying Down: 146/67 and 72
Sitting Up: 122/58 and 74
Standing Up: 113/56 and 79

Standing at the arm cycle, went 3 minutes
102/47 and 82
Rested
133/74 and 74
Another 3 minutes of standing cycle
137/77 and 78
Tried another 3 minutes, only made it one and got dizzy
118/59 and 81
Rested
158/71 and 70

They were going to try to do PT right away, but dad was wore out, so we took a break and he napped for about half an hour beforehand

Blood pressure/heart rate before PT
lying down 126/79 and 70
after walking to therapy
134/67 and 82
after a lap aroun d the hall
150/119 and 81
Rested
137/63 and 69
After sitting kicks and kicks with a resistance band, and squeezing ball with kneews
114/64 and 76
After standing heel raises (10) and squats (10)
114/64 and 76
Rested
After standing leg kicks (10 each side)
117/57 and 78
Lay down to rest (really tired)
Sat up
124/53 and 73