Dear Diary Tuesday...

They moved my Daddy to a rehab center that is close to my house. It is not the best place in the world, but hopefully he will only be there this week and then I can bring him home. He is doing wonderful and has not whispered even the smallest complaint....which doesn't surprise me with that man.

The doctors have said that it is an absolute miracle that he is walking and should, at the very least, have some tingling in his arms and legs, but my Daddy has total feeling and is walking wonderfully.

I have been learning how to do his physical therapy, his occupational therapy, and his vocational therapy so I can continue it when he gets home. I have also learned how to change his neck brace, and so I do that for him after they shower him, since not one of the nurses knows how to change a neck brace for somebody with a broken neck.

One of the good things about this move to the rehab center is that I have gotten to see Danny Grondahl every day, and he is looking, and doing awesome. He is the HR director at the rehab center and is still doing his DJ job out in Tooele four nights a week....basically working two full time jobs. He has come in to visit my Dad when I have not been there and has just been watching over my family like a little bird....it has been absolutely adorable.
My Mom is doing well and is almost over her pneumonia. She has been catching sleep where she can and where I can make her. She is struggling with stopping smoking (after 40 years, it has to be pretty damn hard!) and so she tires very easily. She is eating well and staying strong. I think we will be going out later tonight, after visiting my Dad, to get her a new bedroom set since my Dad will no longer be able to crawl into the massively high bed that they have now....and I am happy about that.

Well, I will try to keep this thing updated, but my priority has been my family and will continue to be so. I have given up pretty much everything outside of this responsibility for now, including sleep. Thank you to everyone who has sent an e-mail, called, and just shared their energy with myself and my family at this time. I love you all.