Steve Munderloh and his son stopped by today. Steve and Julia went in to chat with Dad, and Julia told Dad that Steve's Grandma was upstairs and Dad asked what happened to her. Steve told her that she broke her pelvis and Dad then proceeded to tell Steve to tell his Gramma that he knows what she is going through. He then preceded to talk about his hips and the recovery he had when he had those replaced. Every time we go in there, he is impressing us. Right as Julia left, he called her name and asked for a glass of water. Julia gave him a swab with water and after he had it, he said "I know about the swabs, I want a glass of water." Ha!
Jacki then went to get some ice chips for him and he told her to express his disappointment quote, "with a kick in the groin" (yes, we have a male nurse). Oh, Jerry is back.
Good news! Mom just came back from Dad's time with the speech therapist and he passed his swallow test. So, he will get some broth tonight. He was very happy about the applesauce. He won't be eating much because it is a LOT of work for him and he hasn't had any food in his stomach for several days. (to which Dad responded "at least I should be losing weight").
Immediately after we sat down, Dr. Reeder came in and gave us an update. He said that Dad is looking great. He still has a bit of a fever, so they will run the brain fluid bag to check for infection. And then he said over the next week, they will start raising the bag to see if the brain fluid is able to drain on its own. Before he left, Dr. Reeder said that Dad is "remarkable." And of course, we think so too.
He's got the TV on and watching the pre-game activities for the Super Bowl. What a day.
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