Barbara is in the rehabilitation hospital

Holly writes:

Barbara was moved on Monday Oct 11 to the

NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 17th Street, @ 2nd Avenue,
starting Tue Oct 18 2010: room #930, room telephone 212 598 2782

a rehabilitation hospital on the northeast corner of 17th Street and 2nd Ave (the entrance is on 17th street).

She is dazed, but Ed & Mimi are hopeful that the intense therapy program there will give her some bodily strength & greater facility with speech. Her speech has improved slightly but steadily every day since the shunt was inserted surgically on Thursday. She is having a 5 week break from radiation & chemotherapy, and doctors will assess whether or not it makes sense to do another round of both. She seems happy to see old friends, but tires easily.

Mimi writes:

So far Ed is in the hospital all day long: in these first days he wants to pick up every comment that all the staff make as they drift in and out. Barbara’s schedule is approximately:

• 9:00 am occupational therapy 
• 10:00 am speech therapy 
• 12:00 am lunch 
• 1:00 pm doctor 
• 2:00 pm physical therapy

My sense is that providing Barbara with companionship, aid, comfort, or just watching out for her interests and advocating with the staff should start in the mid afternoon and go into the evening. Please contact me if you would like to visit.