Well, it seems DH brought home some kind of bug, and after finishing his turn with it passed it on to me!

I feel so icky. I was supposed to go up to the hospital today to see my mom, but I'm just not feeling up to it and she certainly doesn't need to get sick.

My mom has been doing very well at her rehab and is scheduled to go home this coming Friday. It will be very interesting to see how everything shakes out after that.

As for me, I guess I'll be spending the day on the couch drinking plenty of water and cheering the Bears on.

...actually "down the hall" might be more accurate.

My mom is moving out of her regular hospital room and into the rehab wing today. I'm so excited for her--now she can start really working on getting stronger and figuring out how she's going to adapt her life.

She seems to be very motivated to recover and get back to work. I'm hoping she can get back too, becuase she's only about 2 years shy of retirement. If she can just get to that point, a lot of her worries will be over.

We finished the ramp into her house and just put the order in for a tub to shower conversion yesterday. We're now working on adapting the rest of the bathroom and creating a washer/dryer hookup on the first floor of her house.

Once that's done we can start thinking about getting her wheelchair, replacing her bed, and getting some kind of accessible vehicle for her. That one's going to be a challenge--I can't believe how much they cost! New wheelchair vans seem to run about 40-45k!!! It almost seems like there's a "disability tax" on the purchase.

Lots to do and lots to figure out, but at least it seems like we've got some forward movement!