Day 2 at home - January 27, 2013

Sunday morning dad got up, had coffee, and had breakfast with the family. He said he slept great because it was his first time being able to sleep at home. Dad decided that he wanted to go to Church this morning, so he got around and we took him to church. It was a wonderful morning. Dad was greeted by so many people, it was overwhelming for even us. There were a lot of tears and a lot of , "Praise the Lords." dad truly is a walking, talking testimony to the amazing power of Christ. Many were very encouraged just at seeing him walk into the church doors.

After church dad was very tired. He took sometime to rest before Aunt Denise and Uncle Bruce showed up for a visit. Around noon, Denise and Bruce showed up for a visit. Dad took them down to the basement to show them the new bar and pool table. Then they sat and visited for a while. Dad really enjoyed their company.

After Denise and Bruce left, dad and I sat down for our first at home therapy session. I reviewed with dad why he has to be on a schedule everyday (he has to be on a schedule because dad still needs help organizing his thoughts and getting into a routine) then we spent about 10 minutes working on his schedule for Monday. Next we worked on word sequencing, then worked on addition. Everyday we see more and more improvements in dad. It really exciting to be a part of his healing. Though there are still some gaps, the gap is slowly closing.

After therapy time with me, dad worked on a puzzle with mom for about 25 minutes. (which technically is therapy without calling it therapy). In 25 minutes dad put together a 50 piece jigsaw puzzle.

 Dad had some free time, he used that time to rest and relax, then he got to do some more therapy with Chantel. Together they wrote down dad's schedule for the day, worked on spelling and thinking skills, then worked on some categorization. Again, dad did very well. After this time was done, dad was able to spend some time with the grand kids, then it was time to start the nighttime routine.
I know dad really struggles with having to be on a routine (because he is 54 and knows he was able to do the things without help before). However, it is a very important part of his recovery.

Prayer requests for dad:
- that he will have patience with us as we work with him.
- that dad will continue to improve every day!