Today started off great. The expert came in and brought SAS shoes for Bill to try on for size and style. We all agreed on a velcro closure shoe in black they will be in on Wednesday.

Therapy went well...good byes were easier than I expected. The staff at East Jefferson now feels like family. We know who and where everything is.....who to go to for each question.

Since Bill is still not in a wheelchair that we can keep him from sliding out of the front....the insurance OK'd him to transport by ambulance. I followed in the car.

Then it gets hairy....When we toured they showed us the second floor of rooms that had been renovated after the storm but remain unoccupied at that time.

When we arrived today Bill is in room 419......the halls are full of old people in wheel chairs. I don't think Bill saw them as he was on the stretcher looking up. His only real comment about the place to me was....I don't want to stay here very long. I hope we don't have to......

I did meet the physical therapist Anna...she said stroke patients are her specialty. He will start Monday in therapy. I guess we will get a better feel at that time. I wish I had better choices but it is just not a pretty situation. I hope Bill is right and we get through it in a hurry.