Update from Indianapolis

Hi Everyone. I'm back in Indianapolis for a while. I have a catering job tomorrow night, which is good since I haven't been working since the accident. (Good for my sanity and for bill-paying!) It's been nice to be HOME. My kitty, Star, is pretty happy about it, too. Kuba will be here tomorrow night for the weekend, so it will be great to spend time with him as well.

Things are still good with mom. She continues to have intensive therapy each day, and is making progress. It's still surreal what has happened and how it has affected her. To celebrate things like her being able to put her shirt on by herself is a brand new thing. But, we celebrate nonetheless, as it is huge progress for her given her injuries.

We still have not heard back from her orthopedic surgeon. We are beyond disappointed. I have called him no less than 3 times, Geoff has called and faxed him a letter, the rehab case manager has called twice, and mom's rehab doctor has called once. We are in the process of getting a second opinion (and finding mom another surgeon) for her bone graft, but we need to get inside Dr. Coufal's head to find out some important stuff, that affects mom's therapy and rehabilitation plan... things like when can she use her right arm more, when can she bear weight on her legs and how much, when will her casts come off, etc. As I said, we are incredibly frustrated, as his lack of follow-up with us is, at this point, compromising mom's treatment and slowing down her progress. Argh.

Mom is getting her hair done tonight. Cut and color. She's been itching for this since she became alert. It's not easy to find a person, who does hair outside of a salon. This woman was doing mom's roommate's hair, so I got her to come back and do mom's. Hopefully, she'll do a good job! Regardless, I know it will feel good for mom to get a good shampoo and a haircut. She also had a massage today, so it's been a bit of pampering for her.

The rehab hospital did x-rays of mom's legs and left arm a couple of days ago. Her left arm has really been bothering her, so they want to find out what's going on, if anything. They did x-rays of her legs, as that's another thing we're unable to obtain from Dr. Coufal. We should know more tomorrow, after her rehab doctor, Dr. Rome, reads the films. We'll keep you posted.

Mom's friends, Fred, Patsy and Marilyn, are heading out to SF tomorrow. Thank you!! They'll be driving, so won't arrive in SF til Saturday night but will be there until Wednesday. Mom is really excited to see them. The following Saturday, her friend, Linda, will arrive until Monday, so mom will have lots of company the next week and a half.

That's it for now.

love,
jennifer