It's hard to imagine that there could be anymore days with the same intensity as the day of the accident but for me these last few have been. The fears of possibly losing Sheryl have been replaced with the intensity of daily advocating for Sheryl's care, and an overwhelming sense of helplessness around dealing with health care providers and health insurance systems. Such a timely thing to be experiencing with the presidential candidates saying they have a new and better plan for healthcare. Sheryl's situation is the perfect example of why our system is so broken. How can a person with a $1 million insurance policy be nearing its end after only 37 days!
The weight of this is coupled with some of the highest highs of the last 5 weeks.
The most important thing is she is progressing with leaps and bounds each day and will continue to get great care.
She has an amazing appetite and keeps giving high marks to the food at John Muir. She claims "it is truly the best in the nation".
From a healthcare standpoint, the doctors gave Sheryl the OK to move to a rehab nursing center TODAY. She will move to Cal Pacific Davies campus which is very close to where Geoff and I live. Here she will learn to regain mobility and become as self sufficient as one can with the injuries she has.
Also her orthopedic surgeon said he hopes to do the last surgery on her left femur within a few weeks. Such a relief because originally he said 4-6 months from the first surgery. This timing will allow all to hopefully get her weight bearing much faster. (although to manage expectations I think we are still talking 3 to 4 months)
Sheryl with each day gets physically stronger, psychological more aware and back to her smart, funny, unique Sheryl senses. Of course, with that comes the challenges of her realizing what happened, assessing where she is now and raising concerns of what is to come. As hard as this is for her (and us) it is such a great sign of recovery, and we know time, support from those around her and all those providing such great care will help her get through this.
We know EVERYONE is anxious to talk to her but she is not quite ready to start challenging the unlimited status of her "my circle" cell phone minutes yet. We will keep you posted.
2 comments:
Heather, thanks for the update. It is amazing with recovery. It sounds like Sheryl is improving "By leaps and bounds". Great. The insurance boondoggle is just a huge pit. I believe it is for most people.
There is no good time for things to happen. This has been a baptism for all of you as a family. Everything I have seen on the blog continues to be amazing because all of you(you,Geoff and Jennifer) have made adjustments in your lives to continue support for Sheryl. It is remarkable. It was good to hear she is getting back to her self. It will be good to talk to her again, that is all in due time. Her focus is to heal physically and mentally from this. Thanks again for the update and lots of hugs for all of you.
Rick
I don't think I have ever heard you mention if the driver that caused this accident had any insurance. Hopefully, her sister had it on the car and maybe you can get them to pony up some financial help. It seems like the folks that cause these kind of horrible accidents never have coverage. Will keep my prayers coming your way.
Love,
Judy
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