I was reminded about all of the things that I had to do to get ready for discharge.

1. Go down to medical records and get release forms.. This is release Williams medical records to his new doctor;s. Cardiologist, Rehab, Primary care, Neuro. And I order one for myself. (I end up getting 10 pages of nothing for $64.00). I also go to a different dept and order a CD of all of his tests.

2. Make appts with all of the new MD's . for about a week after we get home.

3. Call home health to set up care. They will do medicare help. twice a week bathing and nurses come out for INR checks. Care for when I am work.

4. Talk to the social worker and make sure that the wheelchair, cushion, potty chair and transfer board are ordered. Also a hospital bed.

5. Make sure that the MD writes an order for a disabled parking sticker.

6. I had all ready remodeled the bathroom. Wheelchair accessable on the lower level of the townhouse.

7. Installed a ramp at the front of the house.

8. Had the house cleared out...so that the wheelchair could move around. and a hospital bed could be moved in.

Once home. I had to run to the pharmacy and get the discharge prescriptions filled. i went to DMV and had the handicapp parking permits given to me.

I went to the grocery store and bought some food. I had been living at the hospital with William for 2 months. So no food at home. I had a service come in and clean the house. Because I had not been around for 2 months and the remodeling.

Doctor forgot to write for amiodorone. A heart med. I had to page him..so that he could add that to the list at the pharmacy.

Looking back it really doesn't look as daunting as it was at the time.

Today was a good day at therapy for William. He walked again from the PT room out to the car. Then he went out and had breakfast and then went to the pool. It is my weekend to work so no water this weekend for William. He gets a break.