October 2009

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Rob’s First Visit Home!

Rob’s First Visit Home!

We had an unbelievable happy weekend. Rob was finally able to come home for a long weekend. To say that this was a special moment would be a huge understatement. It was absolutely fantastic!
Everything was arranged rather quickly and we had a delay because Rob had a bad reaction to antibiotics — the reason for [...]

Rob is getting stronger every day

Rob is getting stronger every day

Waarschuwing: Alstublieft bezoek Rob nu niet. Hij is terug in quarantaine. Hij heeft nog steeds een probleem met een bacteriën. Hij wordt heel teleurgesteld. Het goed nieuws is dat zij zullen toestaan dat hem meer te drinken en te eten. Ik hoop dat zal maken die quarantaine gemakkelijker voor hem. Ik zal de Bezoekers [...]

Same scooter 31 years on…….

This is Thomas in 1995, same age as Rob in his scooter picture. Same make scooter!!! Found it in a charity shop in UK and bought it for Tom because it reminded me so much of Rob and his scooter!

Rob was able to stand

Rob was able to stand

I just talked to Rob on the telephone and he told me that he was able to stand today for a short amount of time. He needed to be assisted and hold on tight, but this is a very big step in his recovery.
He has a lot of work to do on building up his [...]

Nice stormy weekend

Nice stormy weekend

Rob is doing really well. He seems to have made it through this last infection with flying colours, although it was very unpleasant for him. We’ve had a good long weekend together, and he is really making big steps and making up for lost time. Tonight he was really moving and stretching his left leg [...]

Wonderful weekend

Wonderful weekend

We had an amazing weekend. After being told that Rob was in quarantine, they decided it was okay for me to take him over to the hotel to celebrate my birthday. I quickly arranged a little party for us, and our friend Albert came over too.
We had a wonderful time. We joked and laughed a [...]

Another infection…

Rob has been doing well and getting stronger every day. Unfortunately, it looks like he got hit by another bacterial infection. It is a healthcare-associated (HAI) and and antibiotic-associated infection called Clostridium difficile (CDI, CDF or C-diff).
It was caught quickly and being managed by antibiotics and electrolytes, so we are hoping it is not one [...]