rough morning...

So the physical therapists called me this morning as I was on my way out the door and asked if I could bring Cory some CLOTHES!!!! because she wanted to take him into the gym. Thus far Cory has been wearing the all too fashionable hospital gowns and I am not gonna lie he really likes it haha.

Anyways, I ran back into our room and grabbed the first shirt, b-ball shorts, sneakers and hat (of course) I could find and raced to the hospital because I was so excited for Cory to get to go to the gym.

The PT had decided to go work with some other patients before I got there so Cory and I had a few min. to talk and he told me about his rough night he had. Yesterday I mentioned that during PT that Cory's IV just popped right out of his arm for no reason...well...it did it again!!! So I guess last night they had to call in a specialists and it took her another 4 tries and Novocaine which didn't even end up helping, before she could place what they call a "mid line" in his arm. Cory said that it hurt really really bad. His poor body has been through so much in such a short period of time. Hopefully after tomorrows x-ray we will be able to see if his lungs have cleared up enough to stop the antibiotics completely and maybe ditch the IV for good. Lets keep our fingers crossed.

So, PT came back in and we got Cory in the crane machine I talked about yesterday and hoisted him into a "Geri" chair and rolled him to the other side of the facility to the gym. We had to wait in the gym for a few minutes for another PT to come help us and in the mean time Cory began slipping out of the chair so we had to keep lifting him back up into it. Then we got him over to the standing machine and the PT asked me if he had any shoes for him and so I had to run back to the room to get his shoes. Next, we tried to put his shoes on but they would not go on and after about 5 min of trying Cory offered up some advice that we should probably take off the HUGE hospital socks with grip on the bottom. DUH!!! we were so dumb and so after we did that the shoes slipped right on. Lastly, it was time to stand Cory up so...before we put Cory in the Geri chair we had a belt placed under his bum so we strapped the belt onto the machine and cranked Cory into a standing position with the belt supporting his butt and his arms were on a large tray type thing. Unfortunately the PT forgot to raise the tray part of the machine up and it was on a setting for someone 5ft tall not 6 ft tall so as he was on the machine we had to try to lift the tray up with him still on it...ugh...it was such a fiasco. Finally, only after about 3 min. of standing Cory was DONE his face got really pale and he started sweating so we had to sit him down quick. So that was it for PT for the day.

Cory was really really emotional after getting back to the room. He is so scared of how hard his recovery is going to be. He really can't see or literally FEEL how well he is doing but he really is making so huge strides. I just have to keep reassuring him of how well he is doing. I know that if Cory could just stay positive he will be a lot better off. When his mind is in the right place he really does make incredible steps forward.

The rest of the day was spent RECOVERING!!! Cory had a few friends come to visit which was really nice for him. His sister spent the afternoon with him and then tonight his Dad had a shift and he brought a little refrigerator that with the help of his sister is now fully stock piled with apple sauce, yogurt, chocolate milk, and pudding.

I am starting to laugh because we have seriously "MOVED IN". Between the huge lazy boy chair and now the stocked fridge Cory's room has become quite the hangout. Cory even mentioned that his nurse (who we love to pieces) yesterday was pulling a 16 hour shift and came in a couple times just to rest in his chair. haha

As most of you know Cory is quite the people person and he has seriously captured the hearts of the people caring for him. He is really making such an impression on the lives of these people. Most days when I go in he will be surrounded by more than one nurse or therapists just enjoying a good conversation about life. It was really hard for us to move to this new facility but we knew it was what we were supposed to do. I am beginning to see why. God works in mysterious ways and he is defiantly using this hard experience for Cory to touch the lives of many people.