Hot, humid, and with a 70% chance of a thunderstorm--the forecast for the day. Oh boy! We don't mind the rain because it cools things off, but the heat and the humidity we can do without!
We had a rough night last night. :( Jake was up a few times with extreme pain in his right leg. I felt so helpless! All I wanted to do was take away all the pain he was experiencing so he could sleep peacefully. Finally, some of the meds took effect and he was able to fall asleep.
Jake checked in early this morning with his Sergeant and found out he was being attached to a new company because he was done with all his inprocessing. One more step to coming home! We had to report back to his Sergeant at 9:00 so that Jake's new Sergeant could orientate him. So, off we went to start our day with appointments. First stop--the warrior clinic (where his primary care physician is) to get refills on some of his medications. Then the dreaded pharmacy. :( We have mixed feelings about the pharmacy. We like it because they give medicines that help Jake, but we hate it because it takes FOREVER to get those meds filled!! We almost didn't make the appointment with his new Sergeant because of the long wait. I really appreciate the pharmacy at home. I will never, ever, complain about the wait time there again!!
We briefly met his new Sergeant before the Sergeant had to head off to take care of some other business, so another squad leader processed Jake. He was a really nice man. We then headed back over to the hospital for a TBI (traumatic brain injury) appointment. They did some testing on Jake to see if he has TBI. All soldiers here go through these tests. Because Jake blacked out at the blast, they want to make sure everything is okay. Waiting for Jake to finish gave me some really great reading time. :)
The last appointment was with a physical therapist. Jake was hoping for a certain therapist because she is gentle with his legs and is similar to Matt (his hospital therapist)--pushes Jake, but stops when it's too much. Well, he got the same guy he had on Friday so Jake was NOT happy with that! He doesn't like this therapist much because the therapist did not read Jake's medical file and was pushing him to do things Jake is not allowed to do. This guy wanted Jake to ride one of the exercise bikes. There's no way Jake can even get up on the bike let alone push the pedals. So, Jake was grumbling as he rolled down the hallway to start PT. I was worried what Jake would say to the man because of the range of emotions Jake was experiencing throughout the morning. After an hour, I finally saw Jake wheeling himself out and by the look on his face, I could tell it went okay. I asked him how it went. He said he told the therapist he wanted to go a little easy today because of some intense pain he had last night. So, the therapist agreed. Jake was releaved!
The rest of the day was a bit laid back. We saw some familiar faces going to and from our trips to the hospital and had some nice visits with them. We also got to meet some other heroes here and their family members today. Being here with people that are going through the same situation as you makes the stay here a bit more tolerable. We all have the same goal--get our family members healed and healthy so they can return home.
The thunderstorm never arrived. :( The heat and the humidity stayed. :( But, we survived another day!! It's another day checked off!! We will keep plugging along--no matter how hot and sticky we get! :)
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