I have not seen Barbara myself (had a cold recently, and Ed is doing what he can about keeping germs away from here), but reports from Judy and him are disheartening. She eats little and drinks even less, so she is getting saline solution intravenously. Yesterday, for the first time, she had difficulty recognizing people. Ed usually reads to her, but he is not sure whether he is getting across to her.
Barbara is scheduled to leave the (acute) rehabilitation hospital Oct 27. Options are either returning home (in which case a nurse and a 24/7 night sitters should be found and hired soon), or moving to (as yet unknown) non-acute rehabilitation section elsewhere, typically a wing of a nursing school, or to a rented assisted leaving facility nearby. If you have experience with /advice about any of the above options.
During the day Ed is mostly in the hospital, and I am working in Barbara & Ed's apartment. Barbara has therapy large part of the day. She is shown some signs of improvement - can walk with a walker 30 feet.
There was a long list of things various people could have done, but by now I have done them all. But do not louse courage - by the next week there will be a list of comparable length.
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