Day 78 - Sept 27

This morning started early by heading over to the hospital for Jake's doctor's appointment.  He needed to get some refills on his medications and she wanted to make sure that he was doing okay after con leave.  She was happy to hear that he has stopped taking some meds and wants to start weaning him down some on others.  We had a "to-do" list of things we wanted to get accomplished while over at the hospital.  We were able to cross off quite a bit while we were there and were going to cross off more, but Jake was starting to wear down and not feel so good, so we went back to our room for him to rest for a bit.

After he rested, we went over to get his mail and to talk to his nurse case manager.  We were very happy to hear that he almost has the paperwork packet done for the CBWTU (Community Based Warrior Transition Unit).  This is the unit that Jake will be attached to for him to come home for good.  There's still a lot to be done, and, we have to see if they will accept him or not, but at least the paperwork is getting done.  We are keeping our fingers crossed that everything will go well and that we will be home sometime in October. 

His nurse case manager is also busy getting appointments scheduled again for Jake--especially his physical therapy.  So, this week is going to be a little bit of an easy one for Jake with not having many appointments.  However, it may be a little bit of a boring one for him too because he wont be as busy.

When we returned back to our room, I saw what options were being offered by the dinning hall for dinner.  None of it looked appetizing, so I told Jake that there is no way that I can eat another piece of pizza or a ham/cheese pannini sandwich (everyday options if you don't like what they are serving).  So, we decided to catch the shuttle bus to Silver Spring and went out for dinner.  We went to the Copper Canyon Grill--wow, what amazing food they have!!  It was wonderful!!  We savored every bite!! :) 

Spending time with Jake, talking, laughing, AND, him paying for it all--what a great evening! :)