Friends of Jean,
For those of you who have not heard, Mom is making great strides. She has 3 hours of physical therapy a day! & will most likely be at LifeCare Rehab Hospital for this week and next. We doubt that her insurance will allow any additional time.

The address at LifeCare:
6201 Overton Ridge Boulevard. Fort Worth , TX , 76132
Mom is in room 204

Here is a glimpse of Mom's daily schedule:
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pulmonary Therapy in the gym - this is really cool. They have about 5 different breathing exercises with equipment that Mom breathes into. The idea is to exercise the lungs and to teach Mom how to make the most out of her current lung capacity. It is hard work, but with a good attitude and determination it should pay off with big dividends. Already they have decreased her oxygen setting to 2 which is down from 6. Of course our goal is to get her completely off all oxygen!
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Group Exercise Class in the gym with light weights, seated. 30 min upper body / 30 min lower body
11:00 - 1:30 Back to room, then lunch and short break
1:30 - 3:00 ish 1 hour of one on one physical therapy in the gym. This includes exercise with a bar, balls and walking.
3:00 - 3:30 back to her room

The most difficult part for mom is being stuck at the hospital. She is trying to work diligently so that she can resume her normal activities.
We are trying to keep her motivated for the next 2 weeks, so that she will be able to receive the full benefit of the therapy she is receiving.

If you have any opportunity to drop her a note of encouragement or if you can drop by for a quick visit it would be greatly appreciated! Note ~ due to Mom's busy rehab schedule the best time to visit is after 3:30 in the afternoon through the evening hours.

Thank you for keeping her in your prayers,
Tracy
817-715-0097
P.S. Mom's email is still down at the new hospital, LifeCare. They have a wireless card so that she can get on line in her room, but we could not get it hooked up last week as there was a glitch & the technical computer person was out on vacation. We hope to get mom back on the information super highway later today or tomorrow.