I just spoke with Jeff (Dad's PT specialist) who said that despite Sam's misgivings (I had talked to Sam last week about his thoughts on Dad's prognosis and they were pretty dismal), Dad had performed quite a bit better in his transfer from bed to wheelchair in his evaluation I'd prompted them to do last week. Jeff said that Dad was able to put a lot more weight on his good leg than he'd done before and that Dad took more initiative in getting himself up and out of the bed than he'd seen him do before.
As a result of the positive evaluation, Jeff is filing papers to get Dad back into PT for a while at least. Since he is now covered by Medicare Part B, I am not quite sure the duration of this PT schedule, but the PT sessions will be 5 days a week until Med B cuts him off. If we are still seeing progress, Med B might still pay for some or all of the PT, and even if it does not, we would pay out of pocket if Dad has a chance to get walking again. It is well worth the money!!
I knew it was a bit exaggerated when Dad self-described last week's session to me as "I got up from my bed and walked to the wheelchair" but I am glad to see that Jeff and Sam were able to see some measurable improvement. Either Dad has decided he really wants to get home and will push through the pain, or all that candy has done something as far as beefing up that good leg! :)
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