Hi folks-  wanted to create a family text chain to keep everyone in loop RE: JG’s release from CCH. Please share with spouses/kids will expand the list later but just wanted to be able to respond to all your inquiries/well wishes as a group

Firstly, JG is very happy to be home at 404 and getting her “out” and RE-established with her nursing/PT/OT team from KindredCare/CenterWell is far better than having her rehab facility (which is what hospitalist/case mgrs at CCH were promoting).  Her release home contingent on having oxygen and a hospital bed – all of which are now installed.  Her oxygen levels still haven’t stabilized so she’ll be “making oxygen” (as she calls it!

) for the foreseeable future. Just concluded a very good PT evaluation session with “Firm Handshake Dean” who she likes very much along with the rest of her CenterWell team. Dean also helped us learn how better to manage the in/out of bed routine. For now it’s been a two-person effort and JG confined to her B/R and “resting” a lot -particularly after getting up out of bed and to the commode… 15 minutes of conversation/TV/photo viewing at most is about all she can handle before resting. This morning she again announced she’s not ready to receive visitors.  Aunt Nancy next door is 102 today and JG passed along Happy Birthday message to her sis but not ready for a visit. Marla, Andrea and I are all here now. I left Saturday and returned Monday in time for mom’s 404 arrival.  We have relayed all your loving inquiries to JG who repeatedly expresses gratitude for all the love and support (“I’m very fortunate” she says).  While a near-term visit would exhaust her, she can handle periodic calls/FaceTimes – albeit they may only last 3-5 minutes and she’ll hand the phone back to one of us (she’s not using her phone at all just yet)…

Another thing she might enjoy is/are photos! Have recently updated her Pix-Star photo “frame”. If you send a photo of home or family members etc it’ll pop up on the “slide show” which she loves!  Here’s where to send pics: danayker@mypixstar.com
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She just “perked up” following post-PT rest session and propped her up to watch the birds feeding off the deck feeders overlooking upper mill pond. 

. That’s all for now!

Love to all!
Rab