We just spent our 15th night in the hospital and we have 2 more to go! we will be coming home late Monday afternoon, thats the plan for now! And we are ready to come home and be with Kahne & let the real healing begin. We have also been away from Kahne for that long and can't wait to see him! Thank you to Ken & Patti and Marilyn & David for taking care of him for us, we couldn't of done this without them.
Michael is improving daily and he really is getting stronger on his legs. We saw some more movement in his arm & hand with the electric stimulation machine yesterday and we are aware that it will take time to see more movement. And of course some hard work. The first 4 weeks are for healing and they say the first 1-6 months are when they want to see movement so we are going to try hard to get that hand and arm to work again. We have had some emotional days and we know that it is normal to feel this way. Michael's biggest challenge has been dealing with his back pain which he always had. It just has gotten worse with the left side being so weak, so he is working on getting stronger in those back & leg muscles. Michael will be doing a lot of rehab when we get home and will need constant care. He is slowing getting around with his cane, but sometimes loses his balance, so someone needs to be with him when he walks. We are fortunate that our house is one level and small and easy to get around.
We are in need of a stationary bike. Preferably one that is a sit down one or at least that is easy to get on & off and is safe. So if anyone has one that we can borrow, please let us know.
We want to thank everyone for all the love & support and we look forward to seeing people when we get home. Michael can't wait to go to yoga and soon get on the river with some strong guys next to him! I am not sure when I will get to do another update, it will probably be sometime after we get home and settled in. At this point we are really looking forward to getting some real rest in our own bed together! Between a stroke & brain surgery, Michael has a lot of healing to do and looks forward to doing it at home surrounded with all the loving energy & support from friends & family!
Again, thank you all for everything!
Love, Michael, Jenny & Kahne
P.S. Luna & Lola thanks everyone for taking care of them, especially Shannon.
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