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Dad is finally out of the nursing home and back in his own home today. He actually got of the nursing home Friday and spent a few days in a motel while friends finished getting his house ready for him. He still has a long road to a full recovery, but we hope that he will do better at home. I know it will be easier on him emotionally speaking. If anyone is still checking this, please feel free to give him a call or drop by and visit with him.

Dad has been moved to Golden Living in Springfield. He had requested to be moved there and it has taken a long time to make it happen. He is much closer to friends now and hopefully will receive more regular visits. This facility is newer and supposed to have great therapists.

Received a voice mail this afternoon that Dad was evacuated to the National Guard Armory which I believe is in Lafayette. Red Boiling Springs is having a lot of flooding. Of coarse, for those in and around middle Tennessee, this is not a surprise.

It has been a while since I posted anything about Dad. There just aren't many changes in his condition on a regular basis. It is slow going now. He is still in The Palace nursing home in Red Boiling Springs, TN. He continues to improve. He is getting his strength back and able to get around on his own now. I am encouraging him to walk as much as he can to build of his strength. He is still having trouble swallowing and therefore is still using a feeding tube. He has a swallow study this week with ultrasound to see if there is something mechanical causing him to have issues. I hope that they can get that resolved soon. He is wanting to move to another facility named Golden Living to be closer to friends and get visitors more often. He is feeling down as he doesn't get many visitors and really is bored in the home. He is also worried about the horse show business. If you can visit him, please drop by and say "Hi". He would love to see people. His speech is much better and he is generally easy to understand. Sometimes he mumbles and you have to tell him to speak louder. Thanks for checking in.

I got a call this morning from the nursing home. Dad had gotten out of bed last night and disconnected things (including his personal alarm) and then fallen. They said he was really confused when that happened (about 2AM). He seems to get more confused when he is really tired. He was not injured and is back in bed now. They are n ow having the opposite problem with his blood pressure. It is going too low. They are now withholding the blood pressure medicine to try to get it stabilized. The therapists have not been able to asses him because of the low blood pressure and will not be able to until it is stable.

Dad was moved to The Palace facility Friday. I just spoke with the Director of Clinical Care there. He is anxious to get out of there and not happy at all to be there. He will be evaluated by the therapists tomorrow. He will most likely get therapy 5 times a week. He needs to get his strength back so he can get himself out of bed and around on his own. His swallowing will need some work so he can get off of the feeding tube and he will need some help with his speech. His speech is better in the morning, but by late in the day he gets tired and really hard to understand. I wish we would have been able to get him into a facility that is closer to his friends, but the only other one that had accepted him had really bad reviews and a low rating from the state. I figured it was better to get him into a better facility with the hope that he will get out of there quicker.

Dad is moving to The Palace in Red Boiling Springs this afternoon. He was accepted to two facilities and this one was much higher rated. Not sure what he will need when he gets there. Roger will be checking on him early next week to see what he needs. Hopefully this will be a short term thing and he will be back home soon. I tried to talk to him on the phone earlier, but he had been speaking with the nurses for a while and I had a hard time understanding him. He is easier to understand when he hasn't been speaking much. I think his vocal chords get tired or something.

First off, for those who haven't been to visit Dad. He is doing very well. There is really not much to report, as every day he gets a little better and stronger. He may go to a rehab facility tomorrow, if he let's them take him. He has his cell phone and laptop and is making calls. Thank you all for your prayers and concern for him. Please continue to pray for his continued recovery and that he does not need to be in rehab for long.

Sarah and Kathy are doing fine. We may get to leave the hospital today. Kathy is up and walking around and not in too much pain. Here are few pictures of the girls (Kathy, Hannah, and Sarah).

Sarah Faith was born at 8:05 this morning! She weighed 9lb 11oz.and measures 19.5 inches long. Mom and daughter are doing fine. In the recovery room now. Will post some pictures later today.

We are now in the hospital getting ready for the C-section. Everything is looking good so far.