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A Brief Update
Figured I’d make some time to post an update. The HealthSouth outpatient therapy my folks arranged at the start of the month continues to go well, and it seems like it’s helping Chris. It’s three times a week, with an … Continue reading
Merry Christmas
Hope everyone was able to enjoy the holiday break, and “Merry Christmas!”, for folks that celebrate it. We bundled my brother up on Christmas morning, wheeled him a 1/2 mile or so over to my apartment complex, and carried him … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Chris!
We’re going to break out the birthday cake this afternoon around 5pm at the nursing home, but folks are welcome to stop by any time before or after that. Happy birthday, Chris.
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Birthday on Wednesday
Just a quick note – Chris’s birthday is tomorrow, Wednesday, December 15th! We’ll probably have some cake and all that caper at some point in the afternoon, but any of y’all are welcome to stop by whenever is convenient – … Continue reading
Walking Distance
Sorry folks for taking so long to post an update. We’re settled in at the nursing home, which is about 1/2 a mile from my apartment complex – walking distance! We’ve had a few of the usual hiccups with nursing … Continue reading
North Austin, 2pm today
Ok, looks like Chris is being moved to the nursing home at 2pm today. And thanks to the folks at Texas NeuroRehab, UnitedHealth has declined to pay for this skilled nursing care (Texas NeuroRehab changed Chris’s prognosis from “making slow … Continue reading
North Austin?
Ok, it now looks like Chris will be headed to a place that’s within walking distance from my apartment complex in north Austin. Still a few more details to work out… I’ll post another update when we know for sure. … Continue reading
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Texas Fight
Around this time one year ago, Chris and I were singing Texas Fight, with our pal Dan Waldrep, up in the rafters at Kyle Field, in College Station, Texas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgXlkXtRjcQ We’re still at Texas Neuro somehow, due to difficulties finding … Continue reading
Discharge
Ahhh, and I suppose the hospital has some plan to discharge Chris next week on the 17th… to where, we have no idea. There are no in-network nursing homes in Austin that will accept Chris, and the family house is … Continue reading
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Wheelchair
Chris finally has his own custom wheelchair as of yesterday evening, after a long four months of wrangling with the hospital and their wheelchair vendor. The insurance co-pay on this chair was $2,900. Donations to the fund right now total … Continue reading
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