Rick has made it to Room 468 at Harborview Trauma Rehab. He is recovering from the pacemaker implant which will slow down physical therapy on his left arm a bit. Unfortunately, the left arm has the most mobility. They have capped his trach and are talking about the possibility of removing it in a couple of weeks. He starts rehab today and will for the first time since the accident be putting on a pair of tennis shoes. He has a daily schedule and we are told that even though he can have visitors in the evening during the week, he will be so tired that he will most likely be sleeping. There is no therapy on Sunday and so that would be a good time for visits. Thank you all for your support R&R.

Rick was moved to UW Hospital on Tuesday to revisit possibility of pacemaker.

We are still waiting patiently for rehab room.

Rick has been moved to Kindred Hospital near Northgate. This was an insurance decision, to have him leave Harborview to be weened off their ventilator before going to rehab.

We will keep you posted on his progress.

We are still waiting patiently for a room in rehab to open either at Harborview or UW Hospital.

Rick is now eating and when the nurse told him that he no longer requires insulin he told her that his fingers and belly thank her. His neck collar is off and he is very glad - he says that it made sleeping last night much easier.

Today he was breathing on his own for twelve hours!

We are still waiting patiently for a room in rehab.

First, a huge thankyou for all of the well wishes and help with making it possible for Rick to view our kids wedding. They leave tomorrow for their honeymoon.

Rick is still on antibiotics and has not had a fever for several days. The cardiologists continue to monitor his heart but as yet have not made a decision regarding a permanent pacemaker. He continues to increase time without the ventilator and logged over four hours today. Going to Rehab is back in the conversations with the doctors but there are no beds available for patients breathing with a ventilator. The pacemaker issue might also deter progressing to Rehab. We are patiently waiting.