After almost three weeks’ worth of hospitalization and rehabilitation, my Aunt Annie and her pair of titanium hips are coming home tomorrow morning.
We received the OK from our orthopedic surgeon on Wednesday (he gave no restrictions on her hips, save using he walker) and from the physical therapy department here, so we’re more than ready to get back home, get some solid sleep, and restart our lives together.
Things are going to be different for now–I’ll have to supervise my aunt as she uses her walker to go to the restroom, day or night, and we’ll have to be careful with her hips as they heal (no bending, no twisting, no crossing her feet, etc. etc.)…
But we’re going to have some assistance in the home health care department in the form of more PT, OT and nursing for a couple of weeks, but the main responsibilities lie upon my shoulders, as per usual, in terms of caregiving.
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