Update from Sandra

Hi Friends and Family.

Uncle Jason has been making great progress. Mohammad (our nurse) was able to remove the catheter from my father and he is now free of one less tube. Uncle Jason was especially excited about this because of the obvious discomfort. Moving forward with less lines and tubes is a good sign that he is slowly recovering.

As many of you have heard my father has been a little ‘protective’ of his food the past couple of days. However, he was given the go ahead to start on solid foods in which he began eating last night for his dinner. Uncle Jason was eager to eat his meal and was savoring every little bite he could. After all, it was a 5 star meal from the gourmet cooks at Tri-City. 

Uncle Jason was able to have a mini physical therapy session and the prognosis was excellent. Despite being suffered a stroke he was able to write clearly and legibly which was fantastic to watch. He was also able to do simple functions such as doing some bed mobility, strength and coordination, reaction time, vision test, memory and cognition and lastly balancing. He was able to move slowly from bed to chair and vice versa which is an enormous step. The physical therapist mentioned that he was in great shape for his age and despite this sudden stroke. She even thought Uncle Jason was 50 years old rather than his real age of 58  Uncle Jason is scheduled for another physical therapy session and the overall prognosis is great.

As mentioned by Helen and Janet, Uncle Jason is not out of the danger zone. Usually in the first 14-21 days there is still high risk involved for another stroke. Thus, he will need to be on blood pressure medications for the time being until he is stable enough. The chance to have him being transported to an acute rehab facility is in his favor. However, the physicians want to make sure that they can get his blood pressure stable before making the move.

On other note, Uncle Jason has been bored out of his mind so if you plan on stopping by feel free to chat about things other than the deli and his current condition. Korean magazines would also be helpful for him as he enjoys reading them. 

Once again thank you all for your support and prayers. I am amazed at how God is working and I am in awe. After all, God is the great physician. Thank you all for ‘stepping’ up and are willing to help at a moment’s notice. I know that my family is DEEPLY grateful and is appreciative. I guess that means once my dad is all better that translates to free sandwiches on the house (and as Helen jumps in here to edit I say take that worth a grain of salt - they still need to make $$ :-)