Last post from Rusk

Well this is finally it. The last post from this little computer room. After I'm done, I'm going to remove my hub and extra network cables, and it will look like it did before I arrived (except the computer works now).

Today was sort of a celebrating day. We had therapy this morning, but we went on an outing to the mall this afternoon with another patient and two therapists. We had planned it before and decided not to change it just because we were leaving. We've gone over the skills for home enough to be reasonably comfortable anyway. Our OT was one of the therapists, so she and Linda went shopping for pants that would be practical for her without being embarrassing to wear.

This evening we ordered pizza with some of the evening nurses that we have gotten to know during our stay, and we all told stories. It was a pretty relaxing night on the floor, so we had plenty of time for socializing. Earlier, they helped us pack our room and take down our posters and pictures. It now looks like a sterile hospital room again. They already know who is going to move into our room when we leave.

Linda's new wheelchair arrived today. She's been in the old one for so long, that the new one feels both better and worse. Overall, she likes it quite a bit. She'll adjust to the differences soon enough, and it will break in and be easier to use in some ways.

So now we're set to go. Tonight we go to get to bed on time. We'll have discharge paperwork in the morning, a little more packing, and Linda's walk of fame after that. I know a lot of the staff are really looking forward to it, and so are we.

See you at home soon.